Patent ID: 11903123
Assignee: MARVELL ASIA PTE LTD
Field: Basic communication processes (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 10:
11. A method of coupling a physical layer transceiver, in a radiofrequency (RF) wireline communications system, between a differential wireline channel medium and a functional device, the physical layer transceiver being an integrated circuit device having first and second differential wireline conductors configured for coupling to the differential wireline channel medium, and having first and second differential input/output conductors extending toward the functional device, the method comprising:
terminating a first one of the first and second differential input/output conductors to a ground of the communications system between the physical layer transceiver and the functional device;
coupling a second one of the first and second differential input/output conductors to a single-ended cable that is configured for coupling to the functional device; and
coupling a common-mode filter to both of the first and second differential input/output conductors, between the physical layer transceiver and the functional device, to filter out common-mode signals on the first and second differential input/output conductors.