Patent ID: 7535830
Filing Date: 2009-05-19
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A method of communicating between first and second devices connected by a network media comprising a set of wires, the method comprising: attempting to communicate between the first and second network devices over a current subset of the network media wires, wherein the network media comprises 8 wires of CAT 5 cabling and wherein the current subset of the network media wires consists of 4 of the 8 wires; responsive to determining that the attempted communication failed, selecting a subsequent subset of media wires wherein the network media wires within said subsequent subset and said current subset differ in at least one element, wherein determining that the attempted communication failed comprises determining that a predetermined time period has elapsed, wherein the network media comprises 8 wires of CAT 5 cabling and wherein the current and any subsequent subsets of the network media wires consists of 4 of the 8 wires; and responsive to determining that the attempted communication succeeded, using at least the current subset of network media wires as the media over which subsequent network data is transmitted between the first and second devices.