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Highly integrated media access control

  • US 8,934,503 B2
  • Filed: 06/14/2013
  • Issued: 01/13/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/27/2001
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A media access controller integrated circuit (MAC IC), comprising:

  • a pre-processor configured to receive an egress signal from a source node, and to extract payload frames included in the egress signal;

    a controller configured to identify a fragmented payload frame from among the extracted payload frames, and to reassemble the fragmented payload frame according to an instruction included in a header of the egress signal; and

    a post-processor configured to identify a suppressed packet header included in the extracted payload frames, and to expand the suppressed packet header according to a packet expansion rule.

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