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AssigneeBroadcom Israel Research Ltd.
InventorsEliezer Aloni, Uri Elzur, Predrag Kostic, Klaus Friedrich
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Methods and systems for a plurality of physical layers for network connection may include coupling a MAC to one of a plurality of PHYs. The coupling to a specific PHY may be based on auto-detection of network activity, or network devices, via the PHYs. Also, one of the PHYs may be coupled to the MAC as a power-up default. The PHYs may be coupled to a same network, by, for example, cables. A first cable to a first PHY may couple it to a first network switch and a second cable to a second PHY may couple it to a second network switch. The first network switch may be rated to handle, for example, a greater data rate than the second network switch. The first cable may not be able to be used as a cable for the second PHY, and vice versa.
A method for interfacing to a network, the method comprising communicating via at least one of a plurality of physical layer devices that are communicatively coupled to at least one of a plurality of media access controllers based on said at least one of said plurality of physical layer devices auto-detecting signal presence.
A method for interfacing to a network, the method comprising aggregating a plurality of channels as a communication link to a peer device, based on auto-detection of signal presence at each said plurality of channels aggregated.
A system for interfacing to a network, the system comprising circuitry that enables communicating via at least one of a plurality of physical layer devices that are communicatively coupled to at least one of a plurality of media access controllers said at least one of said plurality of physical layer devices auto-detecting signal presence.
A system for interfacing to a network, the system comprising circuitry that enables aggregation of a plurality of channels for communication between peer devices based on auto-detection of signal presence at each of said plurality of channels aggregated.
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