Network bridge method and apparatus
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    发明授权
    Network bridge method and apparatus 失效
    网桥方法及装置

    公开(公告)号:US5446868A

    公开(公告)日:1995-08-29

    申请号:US943635

    申请日:1992-09-11

    CPC分类号: H04L12/4625

    摘要: A network bridge between a DEC Ethernet network using LAT protocol and an Allen-Bradley Data Highway/Data Highway Plus (DH/DH+) network eliminates the need to use a DEC terminal server and Allen-Bradley KE/KF2 interface with their low data rates. A terminal server emulator is electrically connected to the DEC Ethernet network for stripping the LAT protocol from the DEC Ethernet network and provide DF1 formatted data. A converter module is electrically connected between the terminal server emulator and the DH/DH+ network for converting the DF1 data into DH/DH+ protocol data and for transmitting this data to the DH/DH+ network. The converter also converts data using DH/DH+ protocol which is received from the DH/DH+ network into DF1 data and transmits this data to the terminal server emulating means. The terminal server emulating means then places the DF1 formatted data into LAT packets and transmits the LAT packets to the Ethernet network. The terminal server preferably includes a commercially available LAT engine. The terminal server emulator and the converter preferably run on a general purpose microcomputer which includes an Ethernet interface board and an Allen-Bradley interface board.

    摘要翻译: 使用LAT协议的DEC以太网和Allen-Bradley Data Highway / Data Highway Plus(DH / DH +)网络之间的网桥不需要使用DEC终端服务器和Allen-Bradley KE / KF2接口及其低数据速率 。 终端服务器仿真器电连接到DEC以太网,用于从DEC以太网网络剥离LAT协议,并提供DF1格式的数据。 A转换器模块电连接在终端服务器仿真器和DH / DH +网络之间,用于将DF1数据转换为DH / DH +协议数据,并将该数据发送到DH / DH +网络。 转换器还使用从DH / DH +网络接收的DH / DH +协议将数据转换为DF1数据,并将该数据发送到终端服务器仿真装置。 然后,终端服务器模拟装置将DF1格式化的数据放入LAT数据包,并将LAT数据包发送到以太网。 终端服务器优选地包括市售的LAT引擎。 终端服务器仿真器和转换器优选地在包括以太网接口板和Allen-Bradley接口板的通用微型计算机上运行。