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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 04, 2010
Filed:
Mar. 14, 2007
James Muth, Santa Ana, CA (US);
James Muth, Santa Ana, CA (US);
Broadcom Corporation, Irvine, CA (US);
Abstract
There is provided a method of managing power utilization for use by a first communication system having a first communication mode and a second communication mode, for communication over a PHY connection through a cable connecting the two systems. The method comprises establishing the PHY connection with the second communication system, detecting interoperability of the two systems in the first communication mode, determining a length of the cable connecting the first communication system to the second communication system, selecting a mode based on the length of the cable, if the detecting detects interoperability of the first communication system and the second communication system in the first communication mode, selecting the second communication mode as the mode, if the detecting does not detect interoperability of the first communication system and the second communication system in the first communication mode, communicating data using the PHY connection through the cable in the mode.