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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 13, 2012
Filed:
Sep. 29, 2009
Applicants:
Wael William Diab, San Francisco, CA (US);
Scott Powell, Alisa Viejo, CA (US);
Yong Kim, San Jose, CA (US);
Inventors:
Wael William Diab, San Francisco, CA (US);
Scott Powell, Alisa Viejo, CA (US);
Yong Kim, San Jose, CA (US);
Assignee:
Broadcom Corporation, Irvine, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 31/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A system and method for enhanced physical layer device autonegotiation. The autonegotiation process typically identifies the highest common denominator amongst various standardized modes of operation. Enhanced autonegotiation can be used to select a mode of operation that is not the highest common denominator. Enhanced autonegotiation can also identify a non-standardized mode of operation using next page messaging, additional physical signaling, or Layer 2 messaging.