Patent ID: 8705564

Claim:
A system comprising: a communication module configured to: receive a physical (“PHY”) layer signal; analyze the PHY layer signal itself to determine a non-content characteristic of the PHY layer signal itself; analyze the non-content characteristic of the PHY layer signal itself; determine a particular communication protocol for processing the PHY layer signal based on the non-content characteristic of the PHY layer signal itself; when the particular communication protocol is a first communication protocol: process the PHY layer signal using a first operating mode to obtain a processed PHY layer signal, the first operating mode for processing the PHY layer signal in the communication module according to the first communication protocol; and when the particular communication protocol is a second communication protocol: process the PHY layer signal using a second operating mode to obtain a processed PHY layer signal, the second operating mode for processing the PHY layer signal in the communication module according to the second communication protocol; and output the processed PHY layer signal.