Multiplex communications – Communication over free space – Repeater
Patent
1996-09-25
1999-04-27
Olms, Douglas W.
Multiplex communications
Communication over free space
Repeater
370401, 370445, 370501, 370522, 375211, H04L 514
Patent
active
058986782
ABSTRACT:
In a 100BASE-T4 protocol network, the "carrier.sub.-- status" signal associated with an incoming packet on a PMA of a given port of a Clause 27 repeater is obviated and a direct connection between PMAs and a Clause 27 repeater in the network is eliminated by transmitting synthetic preamble signals over the PMA-Repeater Data Interface to the Clause 27 repeater corresponding to the given port at an early time prior to the time that the actual preamble information of the packet is transmitted over that data interface. Receipt of the synthetic preamble signals causes the repeater to awaken and to repeat the synthetic preamble signals to other ports of the repeater. In turn, the other ports become quiet in anticipation of data to be repeated from the given port to the other ports of the repeater.
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Dreyer Stephen F.
Jin Robert X.
Peng Kathy L.
West Eric T.
Hom Shick
Olms Douglas W.
Seeq Technology Inc.
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