MAC TO PHY INTERFACE APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR TRANSMISSION OF PACKETS THROUGH A COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK
First Claim
1. A system servicing an individual node in a shared communication network having a MAC layer and a PHY layer, the system being operative to interface between the MAC layer and the PHY layer, the system comprising:
- a first physical channel transferring at least one packet between the layers;
a second physical channel transferring at least one burst parameter between the layers; and
a third physical channel transferring at least one timing signal, for a burst characterized by the burst parameter and comprising the packet, between the layers.
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Abstract
A system for serving an individual node in a shared communication network having a MAC layer and a PHY layer, the system being operative to interface between the MAC layer and the PHY layer. The system may include a first physical channel transferring at least one packet between the layers, a second physical channel transferring at least one burst parameter between the layers, and a third physical channel transferring at least one timing signal, for a burst characterized by the at least one burst parameter and comprising the at least one packet, between the layers.
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19 Claims
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1. A system servicing an individual node in a shared communication network having a MAC layer and a PHY layer, the system being operative to interface between the MAC layer and the PHY layer, the system comprising:
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a first physical channel transferring at least one packet between the layers; a second physical channel transferring at least one burst parameter between the layers; and a third physical channel transferring at least one timing signal, for a burst characterized by the burst parameter and comprising the packet, between the layers. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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5. The system of 4 wherein the burst parameter comprises at least one reception configuration attribute of the burst.
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19. A method for operating an individual node in a shared communication network having a MAC layer and a PHY layer, the method being operative to interface between the MAC layer and the PHY layer, the method comprising:
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transferring at least one packet between the layers over a first physical channel; transferring at least one burst parameter between the layers over a second physical channel; and transmitting at least one timing signal, for a burst characterized by the at least one burst parameter and comprising the packet, between the layers over a third physical channel.
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