公开(公告)号：US5978371A

公开(公告)日：1999-11-02

申请号：US828539

申请日：1997-03-31

申请人： Robert T. Mason, Jr. ,  Ted H. York

发明人： Robert T. Mason, Jr. ,  Ted H. York

IPC分类号： H04L20060101 ,  H04L12/28 ,  H04L12/56 ,  H04L25/20

CPC分类号： H04L12/40032

摘要： A repeater communications module (RCM) that enhances signals in a communications network comprises a processor coupled to a communications medium and optionally to a host application. The RCM operates in one of two modes: (1) interface or host application controlled, and (2) standalone. In the interface mode, the RCM receives packets from a host application, modifies the packets and transmits message packets in accordance with a transmit role table (TRT). In standalone mode, the RCM initiates packets and transmits message packets in accordance with the TRT. All RCMs can be configured to repeat message packets which are received from the communications medium in accordance with a repeater role table (RRT).

摘要翻译： 增强通信网络中的信号的中继器通信模块（RCM）包括耦合到通信介质并且可选地耦合到主机应用的处理器。 RCM工作在两种模式之一：（1）控制接口或主机应用，（2）独立。 在接口模式下，RCM从主机应用接收数据包，根据发送角色表（TRT）修改数据包并发送消息数据包。 在独立模式下，RCM根据TRT启动数据包并发送消息包。 所有RCM可被配置为重复根据中继器角色表（RRT）从通信介质接收的消息分组。