BODY COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, MEDIA ACCESS CONTROL BRIDGE, BRIDGE APPARATUS, AND OPERATING METHOD OF BRIDGE APPARATUS
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1. An operation method of a bridge apparatus, the method comprising:
- receiving a packet from a first human body-related network using a first communication protocol;
checking whether a connection setup for the packet is made;
checking a receiver address of the packet based on the connection setup; and
if the receiver address of the packet belongs to a second human body-related network, transmitting the packet to the second human body-related network using a second communication protocol.
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Abstract
A human body communication system is disclosed, which includes a plurality of intra-body communication apparatuses, a plurality of extra-body communication apparatuses, a bridge apparatus, and an access point. The bridge apparatus manages connections between the intra-body communication apparatuses and the extra-body communication apparatuses, and performs packet exchange. The access point performs packet exchange between a plurality of bridge apparatuses. The bridge apparatus performs negotiation with communication apparatuses to set up a connection, and manages a path based on the connection setup.
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1. An operation method of a bridge apparatus, the method comprising:
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receiving a packet from a first human body-related network using a first communication protocol; checking whether a connection setup for the packet is made; checking a receiver address of the packet based on the connection setup; and if the receiver address of the packet belongs to a second human body-related network, transmitting the packet to the second human body-related network using a second communication protocol. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A bridge apparatus comprising:
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a first media access control part for a first human body-related network; a second media access control part for a second human body-related network; and a media access control bridge part for managing a connection between the first human body-related network and the second human body-related network. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A media access control bridge comprising:
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a first interface manager for exchanging a packet with a first human body-related network; a second interface manager for exchanging a packet with a second human body-related network; and a connection setup manager for setting up a connection when an initial connection is made, sending the packet of which a receiver address belongs to the first human body-related network to the first interface manager, and sending to the second interface manager the packet of which the receiver address belongs to the second human body-related network. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17)
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18. A human body communication system comprising:
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a plurality of first human body-related communication apparatuses forming a first human body-related network; a plurality of human body-related communication apparatuses forming a second human body-related network; and a first bridge apparatus for managing connections between the plurality of first human body-related communication apparatuses and the plurality of second human body-related communication apparatuses. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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