US 11,818,082 B1
Hybrid physical layer for ethernet and automotive SerDes alliance (ASA) communications
Hossein Sedarat, San Jose, CA (US); Christopher Mash, Harpenden (GB); Darren S. Engelkemier, Menlo Park, CA (US); Ramin Shirani, Morgan Hill, CA (US); and Roy T. Myers, Jr., Morgan City, CA (US)
Assigned to Ethernovia Inc., San Jose, CA (US)
Filed by Ethernovia Inc., San Jose, CA (US)
Filed on Dec. 16, 2022, as Appl. No. 18/067,071.
Application 18/067,071 is a continuation of application No. 17/445,443, filed on Aug. 19, 2021, granted, now 11,552,776.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/067,491, filed on Aug. 19, 2020.
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04L 5/16 (2006.01)
CPC H04L 5/16 (2013.01) 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A hybrid physical layer component implemented within a first device, the hybrid physical layer component comprising:
a transmitter component for transmitting data to an external device via a physical link;
a data processing component configured to generate data for transmission by the transmitter component; and
a central processing block configured to cause the hybrid physical layer component to operate in either a first mode of operation to support data communications using Ethernet or a second mode of operation to support data communications using Automotive SerDes Alliance (ASA),
wherein in the first mode of operation the data processing component generates data for full-duplex transmission, and in the second mode of operation the transmitter component shifts between being activated and deactivated and the data processing component generates data for half-duplex transmission while the transmitter is activated.