A networking processor is formed with selected ones of one or more system interfaces, one or more network/intermediate interfaces, a plurality of data link sub-layer control/processing blocks, and a plurality of physical sub-layer coders/decoders and processing units. The elements are provisioned in...http://www.google.com/patents/US7002967?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7002967 - Multi-protocol networking processor with data traffic support spanning local, regional and wide area networks