公开(公告)号：US07881331B2

公开(公告)日：2011-02-01

申请号：US12107434

申请日：2008-04-22

申请人： Wael William Diab ,  Scott Powell

发明人： Wael William Diab ,  Scott Powell

IPC分类号： H04L15/00

CPC分类号： H04L5/0091 ,  H04J3/16 ,  H04L5/0007 ,  H04L12/12 ,  H04L12/40039 ,  H04L12/40136 ,  H04L29/06 ,  H04L43/0876 ,  H04L49/20 ,  Y02D30/30 ,  Y02D30/32 ,  Y02D50/10 ,  Y02D50/42

摘要： Aspects of a method and system for utilization of an reserved and/or out of band channel for maintaining a network connection are provided. In this regard, information relating to training of one or more link partners communicatively coupled to an Ethernet link may be exchanged via a reserved and/or out of band channel on the Ethernet link. The reserved and/or out of band channel may be an auxiliary channel as specified by the IEEE802.1AN standard. The reserved and/or out of band channel may be utilized for scheduling training of one or more of the link partners, determining which of the link partners require training, synchronizing training of the link partners, training the link partners based on changes in environmental conditions. The training may comprise configuring an echo canceller a far-end crosstalk canceller, and/or a near-end crosstalk canceller.

摘要翻译： 提供了用于维护用于维护网络连接的保留和/或带外信道的方法和系统的方面。 在这方面，可以通过以太网链路上的保留和/或带外信道来交换与通信地耦合到以太网链路的一个或多个链路伙伴的训练有关的信息。 保留和/或带外信道可以是由IEEE802.1AN标准规定的辅助信道。 保留和/或带外频道可以用于调度一个或多个链接伙伴的训练，确定链接伙伴中哪一个需要训练，同步训练链接伙伴，根据环境条件的变化训练链接伙伴 。 训练可以包括配置远端串扰消除器和/或近端串扰消除器的回波消除器。

公开(公告)号：US20110007739A1

公开(公告)日：2011-01-13

申请号：US12569440

申请日：2009-09-29

申请人： Wael William Diab ,  Scott Powell ,  Yong Kim

发明人： Wael William Diab ,  Scott Powell ,  Yong Kim

IPC分类号： H04L12/56

CPC分类号： H04L12/413

摘要： 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.

摘要翻译： 一种用于增强物理层设备自动协商的系统和方法。 自动协商过程通常标识各种标准化操作模式中的最高公分母。 增强自动协商可用于选择不是最高公分母的操作模式。 增强自动协商还可以使用下一页消息，附加物理信令或第二层消息传送来识别非标准化操作模式。

公开(公告)号：US20100309787A1

公开(公告)日：2010-12-09

申请号：US12702141

申请日：2010-02-08

申请人： Wael William Diab ,  Scott Powell

发明人： Wael William Diab ,  Scott Powell

IPC分类号： G06F11/07

CPC分类号： H04L45/121 ,  H04L12/12 ,  H04L43/0852 ,  H04L47/12 ,  Y02D30/30 ,  Y02D30/32 ,  Y02D50/40 ,  Y02D50/42

摘要： Aspects of a method and system for symmetric transmit and receive latencies in an energy efficient PHY are provided. In this regard, a delay introduced by a PHY of a network device for outbound traffic and a delay introduced by the PHY for inbound traffic may be controlled such that a transmit delay of the network device is equal, within a tolerance, to a receive latency of the network device. The delays may be controlled based on whether one or more energy efficiency features are enabled in the PHY. The delay introduced by the PHY for outbound traffic may be controlled based on an amount of buffered inbound traffic. The delay introduced by the PHY for inbound traffic may be controlled based on an amount of buffered outbound traffic. The delays may be controlled such that said receive latency and the transmit latency are approximately constant regardless of a mode of operation of the network device.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种在能量效率PHY中对称发送和接收延迟的方法和系统的方面。 在这方面，可以控制网络设备的用于出站业务的PHY引入的延迟和用于入站业务的PHY引入的延迟，使得网络设备的发送延迟在容限内等于接收等待时间 的网络设备。 可以基于在PHY中是否启用一个或多个能量效率特征来控制延迟。 由PHY引出的用于出站流量的延迟可以基于缓冲入站流量的量来控制。 由PHY引入的用于入站业务的延迟可以基于缓冲出站流量的量来控制。 可以控制延迟，使得所述接收等待时间和发送等待时间几乎不变地与网络设备的操作模式无关。

公开(公告)号：US20100214906A9

公开(公告)日：2010-08-26

申请号：US12195199

申请日：2008-08-20

申请人： Wael William Diab ,  Scott Powell

发明人： Wael William Diab ,  Scott Powell

IPC分类号： H04J1/12 ,  H04L29/02

CPC分类号： H04L41/0833 ,  H04B3/32 ,  H04L5/0007 ,  H04L12/12 ,  H04L12/40136 ,  H04L12/413 ,  Y02D50/10 ,  Y02D50/40 ,  Y02D50/42

摘要： Training, refreshing and/or updating Ethernet link partners for silent channels and/or silent directions of channels may be determined based on control parameters. This may be used to improve energy efficiency in Ethernet communication. Control parameters may comprise a default value and/or may be determined based on prior training, refreshing and/or updating. New values for the control parameters may be generated based on a magnitude of change between current and prior control parameter values or based on performance such as bit error rate. User input may be utilized to determine when to execute the training, refreshing and/or updating. The training, refreshing and/or updating may be done for one or more of a near-end crosstalk canceller, alien near-end crosstalk canceller, far-end crosstalk canceller, alien far-end crosstalk canceller and echo canceller. After the training, refreshing and/or updating, the silent channels may transition to active and/or may remain silent.

摘要翻译： 训练，刷新和/或更新用于静音通道和/或无声通道方向的以太网链路伙伴可以基于控制参数来确定。 这可以用于提高以太网通信中的能源效率。 控制参数可以包括默认值和/或可以基于先前的训练，刷新和/或更新来确定。 可以基于当前和先前控制参数值之间的变化幅度或者基于诸如误码率的性能来生成控制参数的新值。 可以使用用户输入来确定何时执行训练，刷新和/或更新。 可以对近端串扰消除器，外来近端串扰消除器，远端串扰消除器，外来远端串扰消除器和回声消除器中的一个或多个进行训练，刷新和/或更新。 在训练，刷新和/或更新之后，静音频道可以转换到活动的和/或可以保持静音。

公开(公告)号：US07777636B2

公开(公告)日：2010-08-17

申请号：US11693011

申请日：2007-03-29

申请人： Wael William Diab ,  Mishine Shih ,  Scott Powell

发明人： Wael William Diab ,  Mishine Shih ,  Scott Powell

IPC分类号： G08B21/00

CPC分类号： G01K7/00 ,  H04L12/10 ,  H04L43/00

摘要： A system and method for continual cable thermal monitoring using cable characteristic considerations in Power over Ethernet (PoE) applications. Cable heating in PoE applications is detected through changes in electrical characteristics of the cable itself. By periodically monitoring the electrical characteristics such as insertion loss or cross talk of the cable, it can be determined whether the cable has exceeded certain thermal operating thresholds.

摘要翻译： 一种用于在以太网供电（PoE）应用中使用电缆特性考虑的连续电缆热监测的系统和方法。 通过电缆本身的电气特性的变化来检测PoE应用中的电缆加热。 通过周期性地监测电缆的电气特性，如插入损耗或串扰，可以确定电缆是否已经超过某些热操作阈值。

公开(公告)号：US07756267B2

公开(公告)日：2010-07-13

申请号：US11752373

申请日：2007-05-23

申请人： Wael William Diab ,  Nariman Yousefi ,  Scott Powell

发明人： Wael William Diab ,  Nariman Yousefi ,  Scott Powell

IPC分类号： G06F1/00

CPC分类号： H04L12/10 ,  Y02D50/30

摘要： A system and method for mirroring power over Ethernet (PoE) registers in physical layer devices (PHYs) over a single isolation boundary. PHYs in a PoE system can be arranged in a master/slave configuration. In this configuration, a master PHY can be designed to communicate with the power source equipment controllers via a single isolation device.

摘要翻译： 用于通过单个隔离边界在物理层设备（PHY）中镜像以太网供电（PoE）寄存器的系统和方法。 PoE系统中的PHY可以被布置在主/从配置中。 在该配置中，主PHY可被设计成经由单个隔离设备与电源设备控制器通信。

公开(公告)号：US20100052642A1

公开(公告)日：2010-03-04

申请号：US12198187

申请日：2008-08-26

申请人： Wael William Diab ,  Scott Powell

发明人： Wael William Diab ,  Scott Powell

IPC分类号： G05F3/02

CPC分类号： H04L12/40045

摘要： A system and method for using a physical layer device's discovery of cable shielding for PoE current capacity setting and temperature de-rating. Headroom in a particular cable installation is increased when it is determined that the physical layer device is coupled to a shielded cable, which more effectively removes heat from a bundled cable. By the determination of the type of cabling, the current capable of being carried over the cable can be increased and/or the temperature de-rating decreased due to the removal of limitations of worst-case cable assumptions.

摘要翻译： 一种使用物理层设备发现电缆屏蔽的PoE电流容量设置和温度降额的系统和方法。 当确定物理层设备耦合到屏蔽电缆时，在特定电缆安装中的净空增加，其更有效地从捆扎的电缆去除热量。 通过确定布线的类型，可以增加能够承载在电缆上的电流和/或由于消除了最坏情况的电缆假设的限制而降低了温度降额。

公开(公告)号：US20090225779A1

公开(公告)日：2009-09-10

申请号：US12396197

申请日：2009-03-02

申请人： Wael William Diab ,  Scott Powell

发明人： Wael William Diab ,  Scott Powell

IPC分类号： H04J3/22

CPC分类号： H04J3/0641 ,  H04L7/033 ,  H04L12/12 ,  Y02D50/40 ,  Y02D50/42

摘要： A system and method for dynamically swapping master and slave physical layer devices (PHYs) in energy efficient Ethernet (EEE). A physical layer communication mechanism can be used to dynamically reassign the master/slave assignments to facilitate the asymmetric application of EEE to a link.

摘要翻译： 用于在能效以太网（EEE）中动态交换主从物理层设备（PHY）的系统和方法。 可以使用物理层通信机制来动态地重新分配主/从分配，以便于EEE对链路的不对称应用。

公开(公告)号：US20080285573A1

公开(公告)日：2008-11-20

申请号：US11861037

申请日：2007-09-25

申请人： Wael William Diab ,  Yong Kim ,  Scott Powell

发明人： Wael William Diab ,  Yong Kim ,  Scott Powell

IPC分类号： H04L12/56

CPC分类号： H04N21/43632 ,  G09G5/006 ,  G09G2370/10 ,  H04L12/2805 ,  H04L12/2816 ,  H04L2012/2849 ,  H04N5/85 ,  H04N7/106 ,  H04N9/8042 ,  H04N19/172 ,  H04N19/176 ,  H04N19/61 ,  H04N21/43615 ,  H04N21/6373 ,  H04N21/64322 ,  Y02D30/32

摘要： Signals may be communicated with A/V Bridging services between an upstream link partner and a down stream link partner, each comprising an asymmetric multi-rate Ethernet physical layer (PHY). High bandwidth AN signals may be transmitted from the upstream link partner and low bandwidth signals may be transmitted from the downstream link partner. One or more of a time stamp, a traffic class and/or a destination address may be utilized in generating PDUs as well as data rate request and a resource reservation messages via the asymmetric Ethernet PHY. The receiving link partner may register for deliver of the PDUs. An aggregate communication rate may be distributed evenly or unevenly among one or more links for transmission and aggregated upon reception via asymmetric multi-rate Ethernet PHY operations. Compressed, uncompressed, encrypted and/or unencrypted signals may be handled. Signal processing may comprise echo cancellation, cross talk cancellation, forward error checking and equalization.

摘要翻译： 信号可以与上游链路伙伴和下行链路伙伴之间的A / V桥接服务进行通信，每个链路伙伴包括非对称多速率以太网物理层（PHY）。 可以从上游链路伙伴发送高带宽AN信号，并且可以从下游链路伙伴发送低带宽信号。 时间戳，流量类别和/或目的地地址中的一个或多个可以用于经由非对称以太网PHY产生PDU以及数据速率请求和资源预留消息。 接收链路伙伴可以注册传送PDU。 聚合通信速率可以在一个或多个链路中均匀或不均匀地分布以进行传输，并且在通过非对称多速率以太网PHY操作接收时聚合。 可以处理压缩，未压缩，加密和/或未加密的信号。 信号处理可以包括回波消除，串扰消除，前向纠错和均衡。

公开(公告)号：US09515843B2

公开(公告)日：2016-12-06

申请号：US12625342

申请日：2009-11-24

申请人： Wael William Diab ,  Scott Powell

发明人： Wael William Diab ,  Scott Powell

IPC分类号： H04L12/28 ,  H04L12/40 ,  H04L1/00

CPC分类号： H04L12/40136 ,  H04L1/001

摘要： Aspects of a method and system for link adaptive Ethernet communications are provided. In this regard, characteristics of a cable attached to a network device may be determined, and the network device may be configured based on the determined characteristics. One or more of a plurality of Ethernet PHYs within the network device may be selected to be utilized for communicating over the cable based on the determined characteristics of the cable. The selected Ethernet PHYs may be configured based on the determined characteristics. A modulation scheme utilized by the selected Ethernet PHYs may be configured based on the determined characteristics. A modulation scheme utilized by each of the selected Ethernet PHYs may be configured independently from a modulation scheme utilized by other ones of the selected Ethernet PHYs.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种用于链路自适应以太网通信的方法和系统的方面。 在这方面，可以确定附接到网络设备的电缆的特性，并且可以基于确定的特性来配置网络设备。 网络设备内的多个以太网PHY中的一个或多个可以被选择用于基于确定的电缆特性通过电缆进行通信。 所选择的以太网PHY可以基于所确定的特性来配置。 可以基于所确定的特性来配置所选择的以太网PHY所采用的调制方案。 每个所选择的以太网PHY所使用的调制方案可以独立于由所选择的以太网PHY中的其他以太网PHY利用的调制方案来配置。