MAC TO PHY INTERFACE APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR TRANSMISSION OF PACKETS THROUGH A COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK
First Claim
1. A system for use with 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 physical channel for transferring at least one packet between the layers;
a physical channel for transferring at least one burst parameter between the layers; and
a physical channel for transferring at least one timing signal, for a burst characterized by the burst parameter and comprising the packet, between the layers, wherein;
the physical channel for transferring at least one burst parameter that transfers information characterizing a configuration of an individual burst while at least one packet of a burst previous to the individual burst is traversing the physical channel for transferring at least one packet, thereby shortening an inter-frame gap defined between the individual burst and the previous burst.
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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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21 Claims
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1. A system for use with 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 physical channel for transferring at least one packet between the layers; a physical channel for transferring at least one burst parameter between the layers; and a physical channel for transferring at least one timing signal, for a burst characterized by the burst parameter and comprising the packet, between the layers, wherein; the physical channel for transferring at least one burst parameter that transfers information characterizing a configuration of an individual burst while at least one packet of a burst previous to the individual burst is traversing the physical channel for transferring at least one packet, thereby shortening an inter-frame gap defined between the individual burst and the previous burst. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. 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; 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; and using at least one digital key for accessing one bit-loading table that is stored in the MAC layer, the bit-loading table for storing a value associated with a number of bits to be loaded on a tone when the system transmits between at least one of a pair of nodes on the first physical channel or between at least one pair of nodes on the second physical channel.
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19. 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 physical channel for transferring at least one packet between the layers; a physical channel for transferring at least one burst parameter between the layers; and a physical channel for transferring at least one timing signal, for a burst characterized by the burst parameter and comprising the packet, between the layers, wherein; at least one key for accessing one bit-loading table is stored in the MAC layer, the bit-loading table for storing a value associated with a number of bits to be loaded on a tone when the system transmits between at least one of a pair of nodes on the physical channel for transferring at least one packet and/or between a pair of nodes on the physical channel for transferring at least one burst parameter.
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20. 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 physical channel for transferring at least one packet between the layers; a physical channel for transferring at least one burst parameter between the layers; and a physical channel for transferring at least one timing signal, for a burst characterized by the burst parameter and comprising the packet, between the layers, wherein; at least one gain-per-tone table is stored externally to the PHY layer, one key for accessing the one gain-per-tone table being stored in the MAC layer, the gain-per-tone table for defining the transmission power for each of a plurality of tones when the system transmits information between a pair of nodes, said transmission occurring over the physical channel for transferring at least one packet, the pair of nodes comprising a transmitting node and a receiving node.
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21. 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; 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; storing, externally to the PHY layer, at least one bit-loading table; and storing one key for accessing the one bit-loading table in the MAC layer, the bit-loading table for storing a number of bits to be loaded on a tone when the system transmits information over the first physical channel between a pair of nodes, the pair of nodes comprising a transmission node and a receiving node.
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