SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING POWER SAVINGS AND INTERFERENCE MITIGATION ON PHYSICAL TRANSMISSION MEDIA

摘要

Systems and methods for providing power savings and interference mitigation on physical transmission media are disclosed. Exemplary aspects include the ability to change physical layer (PHY) configurations based on operating conditions. By changing the PHY configuration, power consumption and electromagnetic interference (EMI) may be reduced. Still other operating conditions may be used to initiate switching between different PHYs. In another exemplary aspect, parameters of the PHY, such as slew rate, may be modified based on operating conditions to save power and/or reduce interference.

主权项

1. A computing device, comprising:
a system on a chip (SOC) comprising:
an interface comprising one or more pins coupled to a physical conductor; anda configuration controller associated with the interface; and a coexistence manager communicatively coupled to the configuration controller; wherein the coexistence manager detects operating conditions on the physical conductor and instructs the configuration controller to change physical layer (PHY) configurations for the interface based on changes in the operating conditions.