Patent ID: 9118728
Filing Date: 2015-08-25
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A method for networking, the method comprising: determining, in a PHY of a network device, a duration of a time interval that occurs between a first time instant at which information is input to said PHY and a second time instant at which corresponding information is output by said PHY to another device via an external physical link, the another device being communicatively coupled to said network device, said first time instant determined according to a transit enable signal input to said PHY from a host device via a local interface between said network device and said host device, said transit enable signal being distinct from said information and said external physical link being different than said local interface; transmitting the determined duration of said time interval to the another device via said external physical link; and managing communications of data to said network device and communications from said network device according to said determined duration of said time interval.