Patent ID: 6928058
Filing Date: 2005-08-09
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for connection with a serial bus of IEEE-1394 standard, said apparatus comprising: a 1394 signal input/output port section having two or more input/output ports for connection with other apparatuses that function as parent and child nodes; a non-node configuration control section which controls a configuration of the apparatus in such a manner that said apparatus is not recognized as a node; a normal configuration control section which controls the configuration of the apparatus in such a manner that said apparatus is recognized as a node; a mode switching section which enables input/output of said non-node configuration control section or said normal configuration control section with respect to said 1394 signal input/output port section; a mode switching unit which controls switching of said mode switching section; and a PHY configuration packet output section which generates a PHY configuration packet for resetting an apparatus of another node as a route node so as to output the PHY configuration packet to said normal configuration control section.