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Method and apparatus for emulating ethernet functionality over a serial bus

  • US 20050157732A1
  • Filed: 01/14/2005
  • Published: 07/21/2005
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/26/2001
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A computer-readable medium having computer-executable instructions for emulating an Ethernet protocol in a network that uses a non-Ethernet protocol:

  • (1) converting a first request to transmit a packet using an Ethernet protocol into a second request to transmit the packet using the non-Ethernet protocol, wherein the conversion is based on a stored mapping between Ethernet and non-Ethernet addresses;

    (2) encapsulating the packet into a second packet compatible with the non-Ethernet protocol;

    (3) transmitting the second packet over the network to a destination node in the network; and

    (4) prior to converting, generating an Ethernet address derived from node addressing information using a digital signature algorithm.

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