EP 1042893 A1 20001011 - MULTIPROTOCOL RECONFIGURABLE NETWORK ADAPTER
Title (en)
MULTIPROTOCOL RECONFIGURABLE NETWORK ADAPTER
Title (de)
MEHRPROTOKOLL REKONFIGURIERBARE NETZANPASSUNGSEINRICHTUNG
Title (fr)
ADAPTATEUR RESEAU MULTIPROTOCOLE RECONFIGURABLE
Publication
Application
Priority
- SG 9800099 W 19981208
- US 99427997 A 19971219
Abstract (en)
[origin: WO9933243A1] A digital communications device having a dynamically reconfigurable extension port bus (XP BUS) for enables communication between customer premise equipment (CPE), such as personal computers (PCS), and network specific attachment units (NSAUs). The NSAUs, connected to the XP BUS, may vary and differ. A host adapter, including a host bus interface controller, couples the XP BUS to the CPE through a bus. The device may operate in any number of multiple different communications modes, and hybrids of such modes. The device automatically detects and identifies the presence and type of a particular NSAU and initiates the loading of appropriate software for, and reconfiguration of the XP BUS for compatibility with, the detected and identified NSAU. Software is downloaded from the CPE host to the host adapter and NSAUs. The XP BUS dynamically reconfigures. Multiple NSAUs may be supported by the XP BUS, as a result.
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
G06F 9/445 (2006.01); H04L 12/56 (2006.01); H04L 29/06 (2006.01); H04M 11/00 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP)
G06F 9/4411 (2013.01); H04L 69/18 (2013.01)
Citation (search report)
See references of WO 9933243A1
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE
DOCDB simple family (publication)
WO 9933243 A1 19990701; EP 1042893 A1 20001011; JP 2001527334 A 20011225
DOCDB simple family (application)
SG 9800099 W 19981208; EP 98959359 A 19981208; JP 2000526027 A 19981208