Patent ID: 9094295
Filing Date: 2015-07-28
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A communication device that is connectable by straight or crossover wiring connection to another communication device, said communication device comprising: a first port configured to send or receive signals to or from the other communication device; a second port configured to receive signals when the first port is able to send signals, and configured to send signals when the first port is able to receive signals; a controller including an automatic transmission and reception switching component that determines whether or not the wiring connection is correct and automatically switches the transmission and reception of signals by the first port and the second port, the controller being configured to control communication with the other device; and a wiring state notification component that outputs a state of wiring with the other communication device, wherein, the controller is further configured to: (i) actuate the automatic transmission and reception switching component when communication is not established with the other communication device in a state in which the automatic transmission and reception switching component is not actuated; and (ii) through the wiring state notification component, output information that there is an error in the wiring connection when communication has been established with the other communication device as a result of the (i), wherein the controller further includes a communication switching component that switches communication with the other communication device to full-duplex communication in which communication is performed using the first port and the second port, or to half-duplex communication in which communication is performed using either one of the first port or the second port, and the controller is further configured to: (iii) switch the communication switching component to the half-duplex communication in which only the first port is used when communication with the other communication device is not established as a result of the (i); and (iv) through the wiring state notification component, output information that there is an error in a connection with the second port when communication with the other communication device has been established as a result of the (iii).