MANAGED CONNECTIVITY DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS

摘要

An exemplary embodiment is directed to an inter-networking device that performs at least one inter-networking function using physical layer information about the network of which the device is a part. A further exemplary embodiment is directed to an ETHERNET physical layer device having integrated support for capturing physical layer information about the physical communication media connected to the ETHERNET physical layer device to a jack; a physical medium attachment sublayer; and a physical coding sublayer; medium independent interface functionality to couple the physical layer device to a media access control device over a medium independent interface; management functionality to couple the physical layer device to the media access control device over a management interface; a plurality of registers, wherein the management functionality is configured to output information stored in the plurality of register to the media access control device via the management interface; and physical layer information functionality configured to determine if a plug is inserted into to the jack and, if a plug is inserted into to the jack, read information stored in a respective storage device associated with the plug and store the information in at least one of the registers.