Inventors:
Jason R. Visneski - San Jose CA, US
Chris Desiniotis - Fremont CA, US
Assignee:
Cisco Technology, Inc. - San Jose CA
International Classification:
H04L 12/42
G06F 15/16
US Classification:
370450, 370255, 370377, 3703954, 37039542, 370457, 709237
Abstract:
Methods and apparatus for preventing unsupported links between a host device and a link partner over a network is disclosed. In one embodiment, a link control signal is employed to release the reset of the candidate PHY, place a candidate PHY of the host device in a boot state, determining whether the candidate PHY is fully functional, and release the candidate PHY to establish link with the link partner over the network.