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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 25, 2005
Filed:
Apr. 30, 2001
William R. Bullman, Bethlehem, PA (US);
Ryan S. Holmqvist, Basking Ridge, NJ (US);
Steven E. Strauss, Orefield, PA (US);
William R. Bullman, Bethlehem, PA (US);
Ryan S. Holmqvist, Basking Ridge, NJ (US);
Steven E. Strauss, Orefield, PA (US);
Agere Systems Inc., Allentown, PA (US);
Abstract
A system and method for processing wake-up signals during a sleep mode of a computer in a communications network to wake up sleeping components of the computer. The system includes an extended PHY (physical layer) device for receiving wake-up signals from a network medium, converting the wake-up signals into an additionally-encoded data packet, and generating a standardized wake-up packet based on the additionally-encoded data packet. The system also includes a MAC (media access controller) device, coupled to the extended PHY device, for receiving the standardized wake-up packet and generating a wake-up notification signal in response to the standardized wake-up packet to wake up the sleeping to components of the computer.