Patent ID: 8428081

Claim:
A method for communication, the method comprising: receiving a signal at a configurable Ethernet connector comprising a multiple-medium interface that includes a first multi-interface and a second multi-interface, wherein said first multi-interface comprises a wired interface and a wireless interface that are configurable to communicate corresponding wired and wireless signals, and wherein said second multi-interface comprises a wired interface and an optical interface that are configurable to communicate corresponding wired and optical signals; if said signal comprises a wireless signal that is received via said first multi-interface, converting said wireless signal to a wired Ethernet signal or an optical Ethernet signal for communication by said second multi-interface; if said signal comprises a wired signal that is received via said first multi-interface, communicating said wired signal by said second multi-interface or converting said wired signal to an optical signal for communication by said second multi-interface; if said signal comprises a wired Ethernet signal that is received via said second multi-interface, communicating said wired Ethernet signal by said first multi-interface or converting said wired Ethernet signal to a wireless signal for communication by said first multi-interface; and if said signal comprises an optical Ethernet signal that is received via said second multi-interface, converting said optical Ethernet signal to one of a wireless signal and a wired signal for communication by said first multi-interface.