Ethernet device that performs cable diagnosis by using ieee 802.3 compliant waveform and associated ethernet cable diagnosis method
AssigneeAiroha Technology Corp.
InventorsChia-Hsing Hsu, Wei-Ling Li
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Abstract
An Ethernet device includes a link test pulse (LTP) generator circuit, a hybrid circuit, a transmit (TX) circuit, a receive (RX) circuit, and a post-processing circuit. The LTP generator circuit generates an LTP signal that is compliant with an IEEE 802.3 standard. The TX circuit transmits the LTP signal to an Ethernet cable through the hybrid circuit. The RX circuit receives an RX signal from the hybrid circuit during a period in which the LTP signal is transmitted through the hybrid circuit. The post-processing circuit performs a cable diagnosis of the Ethernet cable according to the RX signal.
Claims20
An Ethernet device comprising:
- a link test pulse (LTP) generator circuit, arranged to generate an LTP signal that is compliant with an IEEE 802.3 standard;
- a hybrid circuit;
- a transmit (TX) circuit, arranged to transmit the LTP signal to an Ethernet cable through the hybrid circuit;
- a receive (RX) circuit, arranged to receive an RX signal from the hybrid circuit during a period in which the LTP signal is transmitted through the hybrid circuit;
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- a post-processing circuit, arranged to perform a cable diagnosis of the Ethernet cable according to the RX signal.
An Ethernet cable diagnosis method comprising:
- generating a link test pulse (LTP) signal that is compliant with an IEEE 802.3 standard;
- transmitting the LTP signal to an Ethernet cable through a hybrid circuit;
- receiving a receive (RX) signal from the hybrid circuit during a period in which the LTP signal is transmitted through the hybrid circuit;
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- performing a cable diagnosis of the Ethernet cable according to the RX signal.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.