Patent ID: 6023727
Filing Date: 2000-02-08
Classification: G06F,H04L

Abstract:
A reprogrammable network communication device which communicates on a network, comprising:a reprogrammable read only memory which stores a current program image, a current network information file block containing current configuration information for the network communication device, and a software reprogramming module for reprogramming said reprogrammable read only memory, the current configuration information including current network media configuration information which specifies a medium type of the network;a random access memory which stores a new program image for said reprogrammable read only memory; anda processor which sends and receives network communications, which confirms that operation of the new program image is compatible with the medium type specified in the current configuration information in the current network information file block, and which executes the software reprogramming module so as to reprogram the reprogrammable read only memory with the new program image in a case where compatibility is confirmed.