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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 28, 2010
Filed:
Jul. 11, 2007
Greta L. Light, San Mateo, CA (US);
James D. Mcvey, Palo Alto, CA (US);
N. Anders Olsson, Gilroy, CA (US);
A. Michael Lawson, Morgan Hill, CA (US);
Paul R. Gentieu, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Greta L. Light, San Mateo, CA (US);
James D. McVey, Palo Alto, CA (US);
N. Anders Olsson, Gilroy, CA (US);
A. Michael Lawson, Morgan Hill, CA (US);
Paul R. Gentieu, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Other;
Abstract
A receive or listen only Physical Interface Device (Phy). The receive or listen only Phy is configured to have a front end configured to only receive data from a communications network. The receive only Phy may be implemented a part of a tap device including a first network port for receiving a first network signal having a first format; a receive only Phy for converting the first network signal into a second signal format; and a transmit and receive Phy for receiving the first network signal in the second signal format and converting it into the first signal format.