Ethernet-compatible method and system
US9450861B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 4, 2011 |
| Grant date | Sep 20, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 9, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L2101/622
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A new type of network is a network with centralized control function. An Ethernet protocol translation gateway can access the network and obtain from a node server therein MAC address of the Ethernet protocol translation gateway and the MAC address of terminals bound to the Ethernet protocol translation gateway. A data packet to be transmitted from the network to the Ethernet can be forwarded to a target terminal in the Ethernet according to the MACs of the terminals, by adding the MAC of the Ethernet protocol translation gateway and the MAC of the target terminal to the packet. For a data packet transmitted from the Ethernet to the network, the packet can be forwarded to the network according to the destination address of the network in the packet by means of removing from the packet the MAC of the Ethernet protocol translation gateway and the MAC of the target terminal.
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