Patent ID: 7400640

Claim:
An apparatus comprising: (a) a processor for generating an outgoing message to be transmitted to a remote terminal via a first service data unit; (b) a first circuit for: (i) providing a first medium-access-control service, and (ii) generating a first protocol data unit based on said first service data unit; (c) a second circuit for: (i) providing a second medium-access-control service, and (ii) generating a second protocol data unit based on said first protocol data unit; (d) a physical control for: (i) generating a third protocol data unit based on said second protocol data unit, and (ii) transmitting a first signal based on said third protocol data unit to said remote terminal; (e) a bus for: (i) transferring signals between said processor and a peripheral, and (ii) transferring said first protocol data unit from said first circuit to said second circuit; and (f) wherein said first, second, and third protocol data units are different.