INTEGRATED PHYSICAL CODING SUBLAYER AND FORWARD ERROR CORRECTION IN NETWORKING APPLICATIONS

摘要

Method and apparatus for receiving data at a physical coding sublayer (PCS) transmit structure from a media access control (MAC) sublayer. The method includes performing a first forward error-correcting (FEC) sub-function on the data in the PCS transmit structure. The method further includes transmitting the data on one or more physical medium attachment (PMA) lanes to a PCS receive structure. The method also includes performing a second FEC sub-function on the data in the PCS receive structure.

主权项

1. A system, comprising:
a PCS transmit structure configured to receive data from a MAC sublayer, the PCS transmit structure comprising a first FEC module configured to perform one or more FEC sub-functions on the data; and a PCS receive structure configured to receive data from the PCS transmit structure, the PCS receive structure comprising a second FEC module configured to perform one or more FEC sub-functions on the data.