Network media selecting method and device thereof
AssigneeRealtek Semiconductor Corp.
InventorsMing-Yuh Yeh, Wei-Po Wang, Po-Wei Liu, Yao-Feng Lin, Shih-Hsuan Chiu
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Abstract
A method for operating a network device is provided. The method comprises steps of providing a first transceiver to establish a first link via a first medium; providing a second transceiver to establish a second link via a second medium; and enabling one of the first and the second transceivers to establish a corresponding one of the first and second links according to a predetermined order, wherein a media access controller transmits a first datum via the first medium by using the first link, and transmits a second datum via the second medium by using the second link.
Claims19
A method for operating a network device, comprising steps of:
- providing a first transceiver to establish a first link via a first medium;
- providing a second transceiver to establish a second link via a second medium;
- and
- enabling one of the first and the second transceivers to establish a corresponding one of the first and second links according to a predetermined order,
- wherein a media access controller transmits a first datum via the first medium by using the first link, and transmits a second datum via the second medium by using the second link.
A network device, comprising:
- a physical layer, comprising:
- a first transceiver;
- a second transceiver;
- a first communication unit coupled to the first transceiver, and trying to establish a first link via the first transceiver and a first medium;
- a second communication unit coupled to the second transceiver, and trying to establish a second link via the second transceiver and a second medium;
- and
- a media selecting unit coupled to a media access controller, and the first and the second communication units, and enabling one of the first and the second transceivers according to a predetermined order to establish a corresponding one of the first and second links,
- wherein the media access controller transmits a first datum via the first medium by using the first link, and transmits a second datum via the second medium by using the second link.
A physical layer circuit, comprising:
- a circuit interface coupled to a media access controller circuit;
- a first transceiver;
- a second transceiver;
- a first communication unit coupled to the first transceiver, and trying to establish a first link via the first transceiver and a first medium;
- a second communication unit coupled to the second transceiver, and trying to establish a second link via the second transceiver and a second medium;
- and
- a media selecting unit coupled to the media access controller circuit, and the first and the second communication units, enabling one of the first and the second transceivers according to a predetermined order for to establish a corresponding one of the first and second links,
- wherein the media access controller circuit transmits a first datum via the first medium by using the first link, and transmits a second datum via the second medium by using the second link.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.