Starting transmission of frames with predetermined start polarity and related systems, methods, and apparatus

Systems, methods, and apparatus for communicating a source of 10SPE wake-up are disclosed. Such communications may be performed on a low pin count hardware interface with a split arrangement of 10SPE Physical Layer (PHY) modules. The controller side of the 10SPE PHY may perform local or remote 10SPE wakeup forward in response to the transmitted source of wakeup. Also disclosed is a digital interface for operatively coupling a PHY controller to a PHY transceiver via a low-pin-count connection, wherein the digital interface includes circuitry for checking the integrity of the circuitry of the digital interface. Also disclosed is a PHY transceiver of a 10 SPE PHY, wherein the transceiver includes circuitry for controlling the start polarity of a frame. 本发明公开了用于传送10SPE苏醒的来源的系统、方法和装置。此类通信可在具有分离式布置的10SPE物理层(PHY)模块的低引脚数硬件接口上执行。10SPE PHY的控制器侧可响应于苏醒的所传送的来源而向前执行本地或远程10SPE苏醒。还公开了用于经由低引脚数连接将PHY控制器操作性地耦接到PHY收发器的数字接口，其中该数字接口包括用于检查所述数字接口的电路的完整性的电路。还公开了10SPE PHY的PHY收发器，其中该收发器包括用于控制帧的开始极性的电路。