Abstract:
Embodiments of a device and method are disclosed. In an embodiment, a method of communications involves generating a packet for communications in a wired communications network, where the packet includes a header and a payload, and where the header includes packet type information that indicates a network connection within the wired communications network in which the packet is used, and transmitting the packet through the network connection.
Abstract:
Embodiments of a method and a device are disclosed. In an embodiment, a method for operating a communications network is disclosed. The method involves setting, at a first network node in the communications network, a register value that is indicative of a fault status associated with the first network node, the register value being set in a physical layer device of the first network node, receiving fault status information at an element in the communications network, the fault status information corresponding to the register value that is set in the physical layer device of the first network node, and determining, at the element in the communications network, a fault status of the communications network in response to the fault status information received at the element in the communications network.
Abstract:
A method and apparatus for updating an encryption key for performing encrypted communication over a communications network. The method comprises, within a timestamp distribution node, transmitting a message to at least one timestamp reception node of the communications network containing a timestamp value. The method further comprises, within the at least one timestamp reception node, receiving the message from the timestamp distribution node and extracting the timestamp value. Wherein, within each of the timestamp distribution node and the at least one timestamp reception node, the method comprises generating at least one updated encryption key for performing encrypted communication based at least partly on the extracted timestamp value.
Abstract:
A transceiver, TX/RX PHY, arranged for bi-directional data communication of a node with a counterpart node connected to a point-to-point network using differential mode signaling over a single twisted-pair cable is disclosed. The transceiver, TX/RX PHY, includes a common mode choke arranged between of the TX/RX PHY and the single twisted-pair cable and provided for common mode current suppression. Further included is a switching arrangement arranged between the TX/RX PHY, the common mode choke and the single twisted-pair cable and configured to switchably change a polarity of one of the windings of the common mode choke. A detection section is included and coupled via the switching arrangement to the common mode choke and configured to detect a common mode signal on the single twisted-pair cable in response to a transmission of a test signal by the counterpart node.
Abstract:
Embodiments of a method and a device are disclosed. In an embodiment, a method for operating a wired communications device involves performing a bit mapping operation on an input bit stream to generate a mapped bit stream, performing a bit scrambling operation in response to the mapped bit stream to generate a scrambled bit stream, generating an encoded bit stream in response to the scrambled bit stream, and transmitting the encoded bit stream using the wired communications device.
Abstract:
Embodiments of a method and a device are disclosed. In an embodiment, a method for performing physical layer operations in a point-to-point network is disclosed. The method involves receiving, from a link in the communications network, information in an operations, administration, and management (OAM) word, setting an interleaving level, L, in response to the information received in the OAM word, inserting an OAM word into a forward error correction (FEC) frame, the OAM word including the set interleaving level (L), and transmitting, onto the link in the communications network, the FEC frame, which includes the OAM word.
Abstract:
The present application relates to an adaptive filter using resource sharing and a method of operating the adaptive filter. The filter comprises at least one computational block, a monitoring block and an offset calculation block. The computational block is configured for adjusting a filter coefficient, ci(n), in an iterative procedure according to an adaptive convergence algorithm. The monitoring block is configured for monitoring the development of the determined filter coefficient, ci(n), during the performing of the iterative procedure. The offset calculation block is configured for determining an offset, Offi, based on a monitored change of the filter coefficient, ci(n), each first time period, T1, and for outputting the determined offset, Offi, to the computational block if the determined filter coefficient, ci(n), has not reached the steady state. The computational block is configured to accept the determined offset, Offi, and to inject the determined offset, Offi, into the iterative procedure.
Abstract:
The present application relates to a baseband communications transceiver and a method of operating the baseband communications transceiver. The transceiver comprises an analog front end transmitter section, AFE TX, with a digital to analog converter, DAC, and a transmission, TX, driver; an analog front end receiver section, AFE RX, with an analog-to-digital converter, ADC; at least one equalizer arranged downstream of the AFE RX and implemented on the basis of an adaptive filter; at least one loss encode and a channel monitoring block. The at least one loss encode is configured to determine loss value data indicative of a signal loss on the communication channel based on filter coefficients of the adaptive filter. The channel monitoring block is configured to determine an amplitude control signal, which is provided to control the amplitude of analog signals generated by the TX driver of the AFE TX.
Abstract:
A device and method for encoding bits to symbols for a communication system are described. In one embodiment, a method for encoding bits to symbols for a communication system includes receiving a set of N-bit data to be transmitted, where N is an integer, generating side scrambling values using a polynomial, scrambling the set of N-bit data using the side scrambling values to produce scrambled data, mapping the scrambled data to a particular set of M symbols from a plurality of sets of M symbols, where M is an integer and M is smaller than N, and outputting the particular set of M symbols for transmission over a transmission medium. Other embodiments are also described.
Abstract:
Devices and methods for providing filtering for an analog-to-digital converter (ADC) are described. In one embodiment, a method for providing filtering for an ADC involves obtaining a filter coefficient of a post-filtering filter that is located after the ADC on a signal path and generating a filter coefficient of a pre-filtering filter that is located before the ADC on the signal path based on the filter coefficient of the post-filtering filter. Other embodiments are also described.