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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 27, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 04, 2014
Dell Products L.p., Round Rock, TX (US);
Shathish Muthu Venkatesan, Vellore, IN;
Kapil Adhikesavalu, Vellore, IN;
Dell Products L.P., Round Rock, TX (US);
Abstract
A self-configuring port system includes a first type interface device that is configured to couple to a network switch port that is configured to operate in a plurality of different modes. A plurality of second type interface devices each coupled to the first type interface device by at least one cable. Each of the plurality of second type interface devices includes an auto-negotiation engine that is configured to advertise each of the plurality of different modes. When coupled to a respective peer device and advertising each of the plurality of different modes, each of the auto-negotiation engines in the plurality of second type interface devices is configured to perform an auto-negotiation function with the respective peer device to select a first mode of the plurality of different modes for use in transmitting data between the network switch port and the respective peer device.