Patent ID: 6633572
Filing Date: 2003-10-14
Classification: H04L,Y10S

Abstract:
An Ethernet to ADSL adapter for controlling data communication between an Ethernet port and an ADSL modem connected to an ADSL channel, comprising:a first buffer for storing data packets received at the Ethernet port; and a controller comprising: a first controller portion configured to cause said data packets to be transmitted from said first buffer to the ADSL modem at a first ADSL transmission rate; a second controller portion configured to transmit a jamming signal from the Ethernet port when said first buffer contains a first predetermined number of data packets and data packets are not available for transmission to the Ethernet port, wherein transmission of additional data packets to the Ethernet port by other Ethernet nodes is inhibited by said jamming signal; and a third controller portion configured to cause data packets received from the ADSL modem to be transmitted to the Ethernet port at a second ADSL transmission rate.