US Patent 11671521 Ethernet interface and related systems, methods and devices

Disclosed embodiments relate, generally, to improved data reception handling at a physical layer (PHY). Some embodiments relate to end of line systems that include legacy media access control (MAC) and PHY that implement improved data reception handling disclosed herein. The improved data reception handling improves the operation of the end of line systems, and the MAC more specifically, and in some cases to comply with media access tuning protocols implemented at the physical layer.