Patent ID: 6813279
Filing Date: 2004-11-02
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
An apparatus, comprising:a first buffer having an input coupleable to a network interface of a first type operating at a first data rate and an output coupleable to a network interface of a second type operating at a second data rate faster than the first data rate, wherein a first frame received from the network interface of the first type does not include a media access control (MAC) address corresponding to the network interface of the first type; a separation unit coupled to the first buffer; and a second buffer having an output coupleable to the network interface of the first type and an input coupleable to the network interface of the second type, the second buffer being sized larger than the first buffer, the first buffer holding at least a portion of the first frame received from the network interface of the first type and the separation unit sending the portion of the first frame to the network interface of the second type at a data rate corresponding to the second data rate, the second buffer holding a second frame received from the network interface of the second type and sending the second frame to the network interface of the first type at a data rate corresponding to the first data rate.