Patent ID: 6108713
Filing Date: 2000-08-22
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
A media access controller, comprising:a transmit media access controller configured to process out-going packet data that is received from an upper layer for transmission to a physical layer, at least part of the processing being alterable by control information received while the out-going packet data is being processed;a receive media access controller configured to process in-coming packet data that is received from the physical layer for transmission to the upper layer, at least part of the processing being alterable by control information received while the in-coming packet data is being processed;a transmit multi-packet queue device for receiving the out-going packet data from the upper layer before being passed to the transmit media access controller;a receive multi-packet queue device for receiving the in-coming packet data that is received by the receive media access controller; anda media access controller manager interfacing with the transmit and receive media access controllers, the media access controller manager being responsible for managing the flow of packet data through the transmit and receive multi-packet queue devices.