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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 30, 2014
Filed:
Jun. 21, 2011
Applicants:
Norman Tang, Los Altos, CA (US);
Nick Peng, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Anthony Nguyen, San Jose, CA (US);
David Lai, Mountain View, CA (US);
Inventors:
Norman Tang, Los Altos, CA (US);
Nick Peng, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Anthony Nguyen, San Jose, CA (US);
David Lai, Mountain View, CA (US);
Assignee:
Cisco Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/32 (2006.01); H04L 12/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/3209 (2013.01); Y02B 60/34 (2013.01); Y02B 60/32 (2013.01); H04L 12/12 (2013.01);
Abstract
Embodiments described herein achieve Wake-on-LAN to allow optical modules the ability to wake up link partners instantaneously when there is data to be transmitted or received. As such, Wake-on-LAN features are provided for a side-band handshaking protocol and channel that is independent from the normal data traffic path.