Patent ID: 6785730
Filing Date: 2004-08-31
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
A generic protocol translator apparatus capable of translating information from a source device to a destination device, comprising:a receiver circuit manager, said receiver circuit manager further comprises a plurality of interface sockets, each interface socket is assigned a supported source protocol, said receiver circuit manager receives information from a source device that is intended for a destination device through said interface sockets; one or more receivers, said receivers receive information from said receiver circuit manager; one or more message converters, said message converters convert the information to the destination format using a finite state automaton that further comprises a multi-stage pipeline comprising a first stage and a plurality of subsequent stages, wherein each stage of said multi-stage pipeline further comprises a matrix wherein a result is obtained as a function of one or more input variables, wherein one of said input variables of each said subsequent stage further comprises the result from a prior stage; a message router, said message router determines which destination protocol is appropriate for the information; and one or more message senders, said message senders transfer the information in the destination format and protocol to the destination device.