Communication converter, communication devices, identification method, frame transmission method and communication systems using them
US5991275A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 2, 1996 |
| Grant date | Nov 23, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 2, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L69/12
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A digital communication converter includes: a connection unit with a communication unit from which it receives or to which it delivers data frames; and a unit for sending/receiving over a transmission medium in order to transmit, by means of the medium, data frames which are delivered to it and/or to deliver information frames which it receives by means of the medium. A transmission control unit delivers, respectively to the connection unit and the sending/receiving unit, frames which have been delivered to it respectively by the sending/receiving unit and by means of the connection unit. A memory stores an address relating to the communication unit, this address being used for operating a protocol for controlling access to the transmission medium.
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