Patent ID: 7260112
Filing Date: 2007-08-21
Classification: H04J,H04L

Abstract:
1. An apparatus coupled to a first network interface, comprising: a first network interface coupled to a network device on a first network in accordance with a first protocol; a second network interface to be coupled to a network processor on a second network having a second protocol; and, a processor coupled to the first network interface and the second network interface, said processor to translate said first protocol to said second protocol, wherein said apparatus receives network transfers on behalf of the network processor while operating in a first mode, and initiates network transfers on behalf of the network processor while operating in a second mode, wherein said first mode is a target mode and second mode is a initiator mode, and wherein said apparatus further determines which of said first mode operation and second mode operation to perform based on one or more frame header fields that includes a protocol field that is used to determine a frame type for frames received by said apparatus.