Title :
Aggregation at the physical layer
Author :
Frazier, Howard M.
Author_Institution :
Broadcom Corp., Irvine
fDate :
6/30/1905 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Aggregation at the physical layer (APL) allows a single IEEE 802.3 media access control (MAC) sublayer to treat a collection of underlying physical layer (PHY) devices as a single logical link. APL creates Ethernet links with bandwidths greater than can be achieved with a single physical link. The primary purpose of APL is to support the next generation Ethernet link speeds of 40 and 100 Gb/s.
Keywords :
IEEE standards; access protocols; local area networks; APL; Ethernet links; IEEE 802.3; MAC sublayer; aggregation; media access control sublayer; physical layer; Aggregates; Assembly; Bandwidth; Encoding; Ethernet networks; ISO standards; Media Access Protocol; Optical fiber cables; Optical fiber devices; Physical layer;
Journal_Title :
Communications Magazine, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/MCOM.2008.4476164
