Patent ID: 9166910
Filing Date: 2015-10-20
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A data relay apparatus provided in between a first network and a second network to relay data communication between communication nodes belonging to the first network and communication nodes belonging to the second network, the data relay apparatus comprising: a first transceiver including a first transmitter transmitting data to the first network and a first receiver receiving data from the first network; a second transceiver including a second transmitter transmitting data to the second network and a second receiver receiving data from the second network; a control portion provided in between the first transceiver and the second transceiver to control a data relay process, a first connection line connecting an output line of the first receiver to an input line of the second transmitter; and a first switch portion inserted in the first connection line to permit electrical conduction of the first connection line when the control portion is under the sleep mode, wherein when the control portion is under the sleep mode, an activation signal from the first network is routed to the second network via the first receiver, the first connection line, and the second transmitter.