Patent ID: 6243413
Filing Date: 2001-06-05
Classification: H04B,H04L

Abstract:
A network communications system, comprising:a network device;a plurality of channel interface units for operatively interfacing said network device to one of a plurality of disparate communication channels, each of said plurality of channel interface units being operatively compatible with a corresponding one of said plurality of disparate communication channels;a baseband modem, interchangeably connectable to any one of said plurality of channel interface units, for encoding and decoding data transmitted between said network device and one of said plurality of disparate communication channels, wherein said baseband modem is operatively compatible with each of said plurality of disparate communication channels; anda MAC (media access control) processor, operatively connected between said network device and said baseband modem, for controlling the transfer of data between said network device and said baseband modem, wherein said MAC processor is operatively compatible with each of said plurality of disparate communication channels.