Patent ID: 7653071
Filing Date: 2010-01-26
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A method for transferring data from a first network to a second network through a network device, comprising: (a) receiving the data from the first network, the data comprising an internet protocol address; (b) transmitting the data to a media access controller of the network device; (c) transmitting the data from the media access controller to a processor of the network device, wherein the processor modifies the internet protocol address; (d) transmitting the data from the processor to the media access controller; and (e) transmitting the data from the media access controller to the second network, wherein the data comprises a frame, and wherein the frame when received from the first network comprises a plurality of words including a first word comprising a first portion of the internet protocol address and a second word comprising a second portion of the internet protocol address, further comprising: before step (b), adding one or more bits to the frame so that the first and second portions of the internet protocol address appear within a single word of the frame; and before step (e), removing the one or more bits from the frame.