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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 06, 2011
Filed:
Oct. 07, 2005
Applicant:
John K. Lenell, Newport Beach, CA (US);
Inventor:
John K. Lenell, Newport Beach, CA (US);
Assignee:
Broadcom Corporation, Irvine, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 2/28 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An integrated Ethernet PHY/MAC apparatus having a single link partner capability register shared between a PHY and a corresponding MAC, which implements IEEE Standard 302.3, including IEEE Standards 802.3u and 802.3x. Apparatus also includes plural PHYs, each having a corresponding MAC integrably coupled therewith such that an integrated multi-port Ethernet device is realized. A network consists of at least one integrated Ethernet PHY/MAC device having a single link partner capability register.