Patent ID: 7231452
Filing Date: 2007-06-12
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A communication protocol interface (CPI) for communicating a variety of data packets that comply with a corresponding variety of communication protocols on a communication network, the CPI comprising: a first communication protocol processor comprising: a second communication protocol processor comprising: a protocol converter comprising: a communication backbone which complies with an IPv6 protocol; wherein the protocol converter comprises an encapsulator coupled to the first input and to the first output, the encapsulator for encapsulating the data packet to produce the another resultant data packet; wherein the encapsulator is adapted to provide the another resultant data packet having the destination address with the first part derived from the address of the CPI, a second predetermined part, and a third part derived from at least a portion of the destination address of the data packet, when the data packet is for communication beyond the communication network.