METHOD OF AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING ISOCHRONOUS SERVICES OVER SWITCHED ETHERNET INCLUDING A HOME NETWORK WALL PLATE HAVING A COMBINED IEEE 1394 AND ETHERNET MODIFIED HUB
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    发明申请
    METHOD OF AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING ISOCHRONOUS SERVICES OVER SWITCHED ETHERNET INCLUDING A HOME NETWORK WALL PLATE HAVING A COMBINED IEEE 1394 AND ETHERNET MODIFIED HUB 有权
    用于在开关以太网上提供异步服务的方法和装置,包括具有组合的IEEE 1394和以太网改型集线器的家庭网络墙板

    公开(公告)号:US20090210548A1

    公开(公告)日:2009-08-20

    申请号:US12433505

    申请日:2009-04-30

    IPC分类号: G06F15/16

    CPC分类号: G06F13/4022

    摘要: A combined IEEE 1394-2000 and ethernet network allows devices on the network to operate according to both the IEEE 1394-2000 protocol and the ethernet protocol. The devices within the network are able to send IEEE 1394-2000 isochronous data, IEEE 1394-2000 asynchronous data and ethernet data. Both IEEE 1394-2000 and ethernet devices within the network are coupled to modified hubs (MHubs) to form a local cluster. The MHubs are coupled to an ethernet switch which controls communications between devices in different local clusters. The ethernet switch and the MHubs obey an isochronous interval in which all isochronous data transfers will be allowed. Preferably, on a regular and reoccurring period, the ethernet switch sends an isotick signal to begin the isochronous interval. Any bandwidth left after the isochronous interval is then allocated to the traditional ethernet traffic and the IEEE 1394-2000 asynchronous traffic, until the start of the next isochronous interval.

    摘要翻译: 组合的IEEE 1394-2000和以太网网络允许网络上的设备根据IEEE 1394-2000协议和以太网协议进行操作。 网络中的设备能够发送IEEE 1394-2000等时数据,IEEE 1394-2000异步数据和以太网数据。 IEEE 1394-2000和网络中的以太网设备都耦合到修改的集线器(MHub),以形成本地集群。 MHubs耦合到以太网交换机,其控制不同本地集群中的设备之间的通信。 以太网交换机和MHubs服从等时间间隔,所有等时数据传输将被允许。 优选地,在规则和重现期间,以太网交换机发送等速信号以开始等时间隔。 随后将等时间隔之后留下的任何带宽分配给传统的以太网流量和IEEE 1394-2000异步流量,直到下一个等时间隔的开始。