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Managing transmissions between devices

  • US 7,124,234 B2
  • Filed: 12/22/2003
  • Issued: 10/17/2006
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/22/2003
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method for processing a transmission from a first device to a second device, comprising:

  • receiving an identification transmission including an interface address from the first device;

    determining whether the identification transmission indicates a recognized vendor identifier;

    returning an interface address of a third device to the first device in response to determining that the identification transmission includes one recognized vendor identifier, wherein the third device relays transmissions between the first and second devices and includes a plurality of interfaces;

    maintaining an association of a corresponding interface for each of a plurality of interfaces;

    receiving a transmission from one interface;

    determining from the association the corresponding interface for the interface receiving the transmission; and

    forwarding the transmission to the determined corresponding interface to forward to one device connected to the corresponding interface.

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