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How do transceivers interact with the Ether bus in classic Ethernet?

I am reading Computer Networks 5th Edition [Tanenbaum/Wetherall] and there is the following diagram section 3.1 about classic Ethernet. I am a bit confused on how to interpret the physical connection ...
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Ethernet 100 BASE-TX Question

I'm using this Ethernet transceiver PHY to study the working of the RGMII interface. I just want to understand 2 things. 1. What would be the output and input differential voltage levels on the pins 2,...
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Ethernet Transceiver Modem block scheme: 50:50 device in block scheme

This is a system architecture of the Optical Ethernet Transceiver Modem (OETM) which allows a bidirectional transmission of optical signals and electrical signals (Ethernet). Given an optical input ...
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SFP+ 10GbE Module Interface

I'm in the process of learning about how SFP+ modules work under the hood. I chose a 10GBASE-T transceiver module as my case study. The module I chose is said to be complaint with SFF-8431 spec, so ...
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10GBASE-R 64B/66B Encoding/Decoding Unusual Control Block Formats

I need to design a 64B/66B decoder on receiver side of the GTY transceiver. Currently, I get 2 bit header and corresponding 64 bit descrambled payload at positive edge of every other clock cycle. So ...
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Gearbox in 10GBASE-R Ethernet protocol

In 10GBASE-R specification, Gearbox is defined to take care the data width adaptation between PCS & PMA. For example, after the 64b66b encoding, the PCS data width will become 66bits. The gearbox ...
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What technology to use to send data/Ethernet (about 128 kbps) over copper cable (4km)?

What thechnologies can i use to send data/ethernet (w/ a symmetrical traffic throuput of about 128kbps) over copper cable (4km)? 1)SHDSL would be an option !!(but I couldn't find any chip with ...
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On-Board connection of ethernet transceivers

Is it possible to connect two 1000-BaseT transceivers with each other? I have two transceivers, each of them has 4 twisted pairs that actually are meant to be connected to an RJ45 connector including ...
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Vitesse VSC8221 Ethernet PHY for Media Converter Application

I'm currently designing a media converter board using Vitesse VSC8221. Just as an FYI, the documents for this product are all available at the product page. No NDA is required. When I say media ...
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