公开(公告)号：EP1494400A2

公开(公告)日：2005-01-05

申请号：EP04077732.8

申请日：1998-05-08

申请人： LEVEL ONE COMMUNICATIONS, INC

发明人： Feuerstraeter, Mark T. ,  Sokol, Michael A. ,  Vogel, David W.

IPC分类号： H04L12/40

CPC分类号： H04L12/40136 ,  H04L12/40 ,  H04L12/4013 ,  H04L12/413 ,  H04L12/46 ,  H04L69/32 ,  H04L2012/445

摘要： A PHY having a media independent interface (MII) providing connections to a MAC or to another PHY is disclosed. The invention provides a mechanism for connecting a first PHY with a second PHY, wherein the PHY may act as the media access control side of the MII. The system includes a selection means for selecting the mode of operation for the PHY, a MII for providing a synchronous digital interface carrying un-encoded data over separate transmit and receive paths and a translation entity for generating output enables for controlling the flow of the data, wherein the translation entity establishes in response to mode being selected a first flow of data for connecting the PHY to a Media Access Control entity or a second flow of data for connecting the PHY to a second PHY. The translation entity muxes data and control signals based upon the mode selection. A translation synchronization entity is provided. The synchronization entity may includes a 10 Mbps synchronization entity and/or a 100 Mbps synchronization entity. The MII receives a transmit and receive clock from a second PHY when the PHY is connected to a second PHY, and the translation synchronization entity synchronizes the internal clocks and the MII transmit and receive clocks. An interface to a 10 or 100 Mbps repeater entity is provided wherein the interface maps a transmit data path from the translation entity to the repeater entity and receive data paths from the repeater entity to the translation entity.

摘要翻译： 具有媒体独立接口（MII）提供到MAC或PHY连接到另一个甲PHY处于游离缺失盘。 本发明提供了用于连接第一PHY与第二PHY，worin所述PHY可以充当MII的媒体访问控制侧的机构。 该系统包括选择装置，用于选择操作模式用于PHY，一个MII用于提供一个同步数字接口通过单独的发射携带未编码数据和接收路径以及用于产生输出的转换实体启用用于控制数据的流动 ，worin翻译实体响应于模式建立被选择的数据的第一流用于PHY连接到媒体访问控制实体或数据的用于PHY连接到第二PHY的第二流动。 在所述模式选择基于所述翻译实体复用器数据和控制信号。 是提供翻译，同步实体。 所述同步实体可以包括一个10 Mbps的同步实体和/或一个100 Mbps的同步实体。 所述MII接收一个发射和当PHY连接到第二PHY从第二PHY接收时钟，和翻译同步实体同步的内部时钟和MII发送和接收时钟。 被提供给一个10或100 Mbps中继器实体的接口worin接口从翻译实体到中继实体映射的发送数据的路径和从中继器实体到翻译实体接收数据路径。

公开(公告)号：EP1439656A3

公开(公告)日：2005-05-04

申请号：EP04076125.6

申请日：1998-09-08

申请人： LEVEL ONE COMMUNICATIONS, INC

发明人： Feuerstraeter, Mark T. ,  Hayden, Kirk

IPC分类号： H04L1/12 ,  H04L29/06 ,  H04L1/00

CPC分类号： H04L67/32 ,  H04L1/0002 ,  H04L1/0061 ,  H04L12/4013 ,  H04L12/40136 ,  H04L12/413 ,  H04L12/44 ,  H04L29/06 ,  H04L43/00 ,  H04L43/0823 ,  H04L43/16 ,  H04L69/18 ,  H04L69/24 ,  H04L69/323 ,  Y02D50/10

摘要： A network device automatically detects the best protocol a network will support. The network device includes a driver for transmitting data, a receiver for receiving data, and a port operationally coupled to the driver and receiver. The network device further includes negotiation logic coupled to the driver and receiver for selecting a protocol in coordination with other network devices. The network device further includes error detection logic and backs down to a lower transmission rate if errors are detected after the initial negotiation of the selected protocol.

摘要翻译： 网络设备自动检测网络将支持的最佳协议。 网络设备包括用于发送数据的驱动器，用于接收数据的接收器和可操作地耦合到驱动器和接收器的端口。 网络设备还包括耦合到驱动器和接收器的协商逻辑器，用于与其他网络设备协调选择协议。 网络设备还包括错误检测逻辑，并且如果在所选择的协议的初始协商之后检测到错误，则返回到较低的传输速率。

公开(公告)号：EP1439656A2

公开(公告)日：2004-07-21

申请号：EP04076125.6

申请日：1998-09-08

申请人： LEVEL ONE COMMUNICATIONS, INC

发明人： Feuerstraeter, Mark T. ,  Hayden, Kirk

IPC分类号： H04L1/00 ,  H04L29/06

CPC分类号： H04L67/32 ,  H04L1/0002 ,  H04L1/0061 ,  H04L12/4013 ,  H04L12/40136 ,  H04L12/413 ,  H04L12/44 ,  H04L29/06 ,  H04L43/00 ,  H04L43/0823 ,  H04L43/16 ,  H04L69/18 ,  H04L69/24 ,  H04L69/323 ,  Y02D50/10

摘要： A network device automatically detects the best protocol a network will support. The network device includes a driver for transmitting data, a receiver for receiving data, and a port operationally coupled to the driver and receiver. The network device further includes negotiation logic coupled to the driver and receiver for selecting a protocol in coordination with other network devices. The network device further includes error detection logic and backs down to a lower transmission rate if errors are detected after the initial negotiation of the selected protocol.

公开(公告)号：EP1494400A3

公开(公告)日：2006-05-17

申请号：EP04077732.8

申请日：1998-05-08

申请人： LEVEL ONE COMMUNICATIONS, INC

发明人： Feuerstraeter, Mark T. ,  Sokol, Michael A. ,  Vogel, David W.

IPC分类号： H04L12/46 ,  H04L12/413 ,  H04L12/40

CPC分类号： H04L12/40136 ,  H04L12/40 ,  H04L12/4013 ,  H04L12/413 ,  H04L12/46 ,  H04L69/32 ,  H04L2012/445

摘要： A PHY having a media independent interface (MII) providing connections to a MAC or to another PHY is disclosed. The invention provides a mechanism for connecting a first PHY with a second PHY, wherein the PHY may act as the media access control side of the MII. The system includes a selection means for selecting the mode of operation for the PHY, a MII for providing a synchronous digital interface carrying un-encoded data over separate transmit and receive paths and a translation entity for generating output enables for controlling the flow of the data, wherein the translation entity establishes in response to mode being selected a first flow of data for connecting the PHY to a Media Access Control entity or a second flow of data for connecting the PHY to a second PHY. The translation entity muxes data and control signals based upon the mode selection. A translation synchronization entity is provided. The synchronization entity may includes a 10 Mbps synchronization entity and/or a 100 Mbps synchronization entity. The MII receives a transmit and receive clock from a second PHY when the PHY is connected to a second PHY, and the translation synchronization entity synchronizes the internal clocks and the MII transmit and receive clocks. An interface to a 10 or 100 Mbps repeater entity is provided wherein the interface maps a transmit data path from the translation entity to the repeater entity and receive data paths from the repeater entity to the translation entity.