Method and system for a multi-rate gigabit media independent interface
First Claim
1. A rate adaptive interface configured to interface a MAC device with a PHY device, the interface comprising:
- a rate adaptation module in communication with a MAC device, the rate adaptation module configured to;
receive data at a rate selected from 10 Mb/s, 100 Mb/s, and 1 Gb/s;
process the data to a rate of 1 Gb/s;
output the data at a rate of 1 Gb/s;
an encapsulation/recovery module configured to receive the data at a rate of 1 Gb/s from the rate adaptation module, and encapsulate the data at a rate of 1 Gb/s to generated data at a rate of 10 Gb/s;
a multiplexer configured to receive the data at a rate of 10 Gb/s from the encapsulation/recovery module or to received data from a MAC device at a rate of 10 Gb/s and selectively output data at a rate of 10 Gb/s responsive to a mode selection control signal;
a mode selection module configured to control the multiplexer based on control input from a higher layer device; and
an ordered set generation and detection module in communication with the multiplexer and the mode selection module, the ordered set generation and detection module configured to detect ordered sets which announce a mode change wherein the ordered set generation and detection module is in communication with the mode selection module.
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Abstract
Disclosed is a UGMII system to interface multirate devices including 10 gigabit per second data exchange rates. Mode selection is enabled to provide for automatic detection and adaptation to any transmit rate including 10M, 100M, 1G, and 10G. Mode selection comprises the negotiation between the UGMII extension sublayers located at the MAC and PHY to select between one of several operational modes including: XGMII communication, GMII encapsulation, Clause 22 MDIO register management and Clause 45 MDIO register management. Selection of UGMII and XGMII operating modes are negotiated between the MAC and PHY using ordered sets to announce and acknowledgement a mode change. In one embodiment 802.3 Clause 46 defined ordered sets are utilized.
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20 Claims
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1. A rate adaptive interface configured to interface a MAC device with a PHY device, the interface comprising:
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a rate adaptation module in communication with a MAC device, the rate adaptation module configured to; receive data at a rate selected from 10 Mb/s, 100 Mb/s, and 1 Gb/s; process the data to a rate of 1 Gb/s; output the data at a rate of 1 Gb/s; an encapsulation/recovery module configured to receive the data at a rate of 1 Gb/s from the rate adaptation module, and encapsulate the data at a rate of 1 Gb/s to generated data at a rate of 10 Gb/s; a multiplexer configured to receive the data at a rate of 10 Gb/s from the encapsulation/recovery module or to received data from a MAC device at a rate of 10 Gb/s and selectively output data at a rate of 10 Gb/s responsive to a mode selection control signal; a mode selection module configured to control the multiplexer based on control input from a higher layer device; and an ordered set generation and detection module in communication with the multiplexer and the mode selection module, the ordered set generation and detection module configured to detect ordered sets which announce a mode change wherein the ordered set generation and detection module is in communication with the mode selection module. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A rate adaptive interface for use in a network device, the interface comprising:
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A MAC device configured to output data from a first port at a variable first rate and from a second port at a second rate; a rate adaptation module configured received data from the MAC at the variable first rate and convert the data at the variable first rate to data at the second rate; an encapsulation module configured to receive data at the second rate from the rate adaptation module and convert the data at the second rate to data at a third rate; a switch configured to interface with the encapsulation module and the MAC device to receive data at a rate of 10 Gb/s from either the encapsulation module or from the second port of the MAC device and output data at a rate of 10 Gb/s, the switch controlled by a mode selection control signal; a mode selection module configured to provide the mode selection control signal to the switch to thereby control operation of the switch. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method for interfacing a multirate MAC device with a PHY device in a network communication device, the method comprising:
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outputting unprocessed data from the multirate MAC device at a variable rate to a rate adaptation module or at a first fixed rate to a multiplexer; processing the data at the rate adaptation module to up-convert the data at a variable rate to data at a second fixed rate; processing the data at the second fixed rate with an encapsulation module to generate processed data at the first fixed rate; receiving, at a multiplexer, the unprocessed data from the MAC device at the first fixed rate or the processed data at the first fixed rate; receiving, at the multiplexer, a mode selection signal and responsive to the mode selection signal, outputting from the multiplexer the unprocessed data at the first rate or the processed data at the first rate. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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