Patent ID: 6098103
Filing Date: 2000-08-01
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
An apparatus for automatically generating a MAC Control frame within a MAC sublayer of an Ethernet-type network, said apparatus comprising:a first memory for storing a Preamble;a second memory for storing a Start of Frame Delimiter;a third memory for storing a Destination Address;a fourth memory for storing a Length/Type value;a fifth memory for storing a Pad value;a sixth memory for storing a MAC Control Parameter;a seventh memory for storing a Source Address;a MAC Control Frame Generator communicating with said first, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth and seventh memories for assembling a MAC Control Frame; anda CRC Generator communicating with said MAC Control Frame Generator, said CRC Generator adapted to calculate a cyclic redundancy check value for incorporation into a MAC Control Frame as a Frame Check Sequence value.