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What does PHY in the second to last sentence mean? [[User:VK2NRA|Richard Ames, VK2NRA]] 07:51, 9 May 2009 (UTC)
 
What does PHY in the second to last sentence mean? [[User:VK2NRA|Richard Ames, VK2NRA]] 07:51, 9 May 2009 (UTC)
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PHY is an industry term meaning the physical layer interface.  In this
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case the reference is to the wire-level Ethernet interface.  In the
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OSI Model nomenclature, it would be "Layer 1."  If the reference is to
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a PHY integrated circuit, the IC implements OSI Layers 1 and most likely
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Layer 2 and perhaps even some of Layer 3. [[User:KE9H|Graham, KE9H]]

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PHY?

What does PHY in the second to last sentence mean? Richard Ames, VK2NRA 07:51, 9 May 2009 (UTC)

PHY is an industry term meaning the physical layer interface. In this case the reference is to the wire-level Ethernet interface. In the OSI Model nomenclature, it would be "Layer 1." If the reference is to a PHY integrated circuit, the IC implements OSI Layers 1 and most likely Layer 2 and perhaps even some of Layer 3. Graham, KE9H