公开(公告)号：US07233994B1

公开(公告)日：2007-06-19

申请号：US09703802

申请日：2000-11-02

申请人： Naoki Koga ,  Naoya Imahashi ,  Souichi Kawata ,  Mitsuhiro Koba ,  Tomiya Miyazaki ,  Tetsuya Tobeta ,  Hideyuki Furukawa ,  Shoichiro Kikuchi

发明人： Naoki Koga ,  Naoya Imahashi ,  Souichi Kawata ,  Mitsuhiro Koba ,  Tomiya Miyazaki ,  Tetsuya Tobeta ,  Hideyuki Furukawa ,  Shoichiro Kikuchi

IPC分类号： G06F15/16 ,  G06F15/173

CPC分类号： H04L12/2856 ,  H04L12/2898 ,  H04L29/12009 ,  H04L29/12226 ,  H04L29/12367 ,  H04L29/12839 ,  H04L61/2015 ,  H04L61/2514 ,  H04L61/6022

摘要： The present invention relates to a network connection apparatus for connecting a plurality of network terminals to an external network such as the Internet. In accordance with the present invention, there provides an easy-to-use network connection apparatus capable of building up an easy and flexible network system by providing the user with plurality types of interface. Specifically, the network connection apparatus comprises a first interface unit including at least one physical layer for connecting to an external network, a second interface unit including a plurality of physical layers for connecting to an internal network, and a controller for controlling the first interface unit and the second interface unit, wherein the second interface unit is capable of independent operation from the first interface unit, and the controller transmits and receives information between the first interface unit and second interface unit, and between the second interface units.

摘要翻译： 本发明涉及一种用于将多个网络终端连接到诸如因特网的外部网络的网络连接装置。 根据本发明，提供一种易于使用的网络连接装置，其能够通过向用户提供多种类型的接口来建立简单而灵活的网络系统。 具体而言，网络连接装置具有包括至少一个用于连接到外部网络的物理层的第一接口单元，包括用于连接到内部网络的多个物理层的第二接口单元，以及用于控制第一接口单元 和第二接口单元，其中第二接口单元能够从第一接口单元独立操作，并且控制器在第一接口单元和第二接口单元之间以及第二接口单元之间发送和接收信息。