Patent ID: 6795881
Filing Date: 2004-09-21
Classification: H04L,Y10S

Abstract:
A PHY (Physical Layer) to provide data to a MAC (Media Access Control) via PHY-to-MAC words and to receive data and commands from the MAC via MAC-to-PHY words, the PHY comprising:at least one PHY-to-MAC port to provide signals indicative of the PHY-to-MAC words; at least one MAC-to-PHY port to receive signals indicative of the MAC-to-PHY words; a register to store a pointer to a memory location so as to provide identification information about the PHY; and at least one Reset/Sync port to receive a signal to provide synchronization so that the PHY-to-MAC words and MAC-to-PHY words are synchronized into pairs, wherein a pair comprises one MAC-to-PHY word and one PHY-to-MAC word.