公开(公告)号：US09807036B2

公开(公告)日：2017-10-31

申请号：US14654152

申请日：2012-12-20

Applicant: QUALCOMM INCORPORATED

Inventor： Hongchun Yu ,  Honglu Chen ,  Chi Huang ,  Wenjun Zhang

IPC: H04L12/28 ,  H04L27/00 ,  G06F1/00 ,  G06F3/00 ,  H04L12/935 ,  H04L12/413 ,  H04L12/40

CPC classification number: H04L49/30 ,  H04L12/40013 ,  H04L12/413

Abstract: A method of communication between an Ethernet Media Access Controller (MAC) and a physical interface (PHY) is disclosed. The method includes establishing communication between the MAC and the PHY via a first serial link in accordance with a Serializer Deserializer (SERDES) protocol. In a data transfer mode, data is transferred along the first serial link. Idle frames are transferred within an idle time gap along the link in an idle mode. The PHY is managed by encoding Management Data Input/Output (MDIO) information in one or more MDIO frames, and transferring the one or more MDIO frames within the idle time gap along the first serial link.

公开(公告)号：US20150326504A1

公开(公告)日：2015-11-12

申请号：US14654152

申请日：2012-12-20

Applicant: QUALCOMM INCORPORATED

Inventor： Hongchun Yu ,  Hunglu Chen ,  Chi Huang ,  Wenjun Zhang

IPC: H04L12/935

CPC classification number: H04L49/30 ,  H04L12/40013 ,  H04L12/413

Abstract: A method of communication between an Ethernet Media Access Controller (MAC) and a physical interface (PHY) is disclosed. The method includes establishing communication between the MAC and the PHY via a first serial link in accordance with a Serializer Deserializer (SERDES) protocol. In a data transfer mode, data is transferred along the first serial link. Idle frames are transferred within an idle time gap along the link in an idle mode. The PHY is managed by encoding Management Data Input/Output (MDIO) information in one or more MDIO frames, and transferring the one or more MDIO frames within the idle time gap along the first serial link.

Abstract translation: 公开了以太网介质访问控制器（MAC）和物理接口（PHY）之间的通信方法。 该方法包括根据串行器解串器（SERDES）协议，经由第一串行链路建立MAC与PHY之间的通信。 在数据传输模式下，沿着第一串行链路传送数据。 空闲帧在空闲模式下沿着链路在空闲时间间隙内传送。 PHY通过在一个或多个MDIO帧中对管理数据输入/输出（MDIO）信息进行编码来管理，并且沿着第一串行链路传送空闲时间间隙内的一个或多个MDIO帧。