Patent ID: 7225274

Claim:
An apparatus to bridge a first network to at least a second network comprising: a first network interface coupled to the first network, said first network having a first network protocol; a second network interface coupled to the second network, said second network having a second network protocol that is different from said first network protocol; a memory module coupled to said first network interface and said second network interface; and, a processor subsystem coupled to said memory module, said processor subsystem comprised of, a first processing engine, including a first processor to service data transmission requests from the second network; a second processing engine, including a second processor, different from first processor, to manage data flow from the second network to the first network; a third processing engine, including a third processor, different from the first and second processors, to manage data flow from the first network to the second network; and a fourth processing engine, including a fourth processor, different from the first, second, and third processors, to provide bus command management.