Microchip Technology Incorporated
PHYSICAL LAYER DEVICE WITH SLEEP MODE AND PARTIAL NETWORKING SUPPORT AND RELATED SYSTEMS, METHODS AND DEVICES

Abstract:

Described is an architecture for a physical layer device useable with single pair Ethernet in a multidrop bus topology that may operate in a sleep mode and control other devices in network segment to operate in a sleep mode. Some embodiments of the physical layer device may support partial networking in a multidrop network, and mixed networks including the same.