Multi-protocol communication control apparatus
US5509121A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 25, 1995 |
| Grant date | Apr 16, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 25, 2015 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L69/18
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A multi-protocol communication control apparatus which includes a plurality of kinds of upper layer protocol controllers, a plurality of kinds of lower layer protocol controllers, and a common interface controller for processing correspondence between the upper and lower layer protocols controllers. The multi-protocol communication control apparatus provides for the optional use of any combination of a plurality of kinds of upper layer communication protocols, a plurality of kinds of lower layer communication protocols, and a plurality of transmission lines.
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