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Date of Patent:
Mar. 30, 2021

Filed:

Mar. 29, 2018
Applicant:

Silicon Laboratories Inc., Austin, TX (US);

Inventor:

Miklós Lukács, Budapest, HU;

Assignee:

Silicon Laboratories Inc., Austin, TX (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/26 (2006.01); H04L 12/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 12/10 (2013.01); G06F 1/26 (2013.01);
Abstract

A technique establishes a powered link over a transmission line. The technique includes, after determination of a power level to be provided to a powered device coupled to the transmission line, providing an output signal having a power-saving signal level to the transmission line until detecting an event. The event may be a power-up or a disconnect of the powered device. The technique may further include changing the output signal from the power-saving signal level to the powered-mode output signal level. The technique may include providing the powered-mode output signal level until detecting a disconnect of the powered device. The technique may include providing a second output signal to an additional powered device coupled to an additional transmission line until detecting the event. The technique may include changing the second output signal from the power-saving signal level to a second powered-mode output signal level synchronous with changing the output signal.


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