Method and system for PHY loop detection

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8009571
APP PUB NO 20100191794A1
SERIAL NO

12756169

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A method, system and apparatus are provided for detecting a loop-back in a physical layer on an Ethernet link. In the physical layer, a device sends a base page on the Ethernet link. The base page has at least one next page capability bit set. Subsequently, the device receives a received base page. Thereafter, for detecting the loop-back, the next page capability bit is set in the received base page is determined.

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CISCO TECHNOLOGY INC170 WEST TASMAN DRIVE SAN JOSE CA 95134-1706

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Arunachalam, Saravan Sunnyvale, US 2 12
Barrass, Hugh Milpitas, US 28 411

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