Address-transparent device and method
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1. A method for operating an address-transparent device coupled between a first network interface and a second network interface, comprising:
- listening and receiving a packet by an address-transparent device, the packet having a first header and being addressed to a device distinct from the address-transparent device; and
the address-transparent device reading the first header of the packet and selecting an appropriate handling of the packet from actions including,forwarding the packet as addressed,locally utilizing the packet as an instruction to the address-transparent device without forwarding it,checking if the address-transparent device is in a sniffer mode, wherein the address-transparent device makes a copy of the packet for local use if the address-transparent device is in the sniffer mode, andchanging the destination address of the packet and forwarding it to the changed destination address.
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Abstract
An address-transparent device is disclosed that couples two networks in a semiconductor fab and communicates packets between a host on a first network and a tool on a second network. Optionally, the address-transparent device intercepts packets for local use by a data consumer that resides within or outside of the address-transparent device. The address-transparent device can intercept all or a portion of data streams. As another option, the address-transparent device reroutes packet to another destination by changing the header of the received packet.
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1. A method for operating an address-transparent device coupled between a first network interface and a second network interface, comprising:
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listening and receiving a packet by an address-transparent device, the packet having a first header and being addressed to a device distinct from the address-transparent device; and the address-transparent device reading the first header of the packet and selecting an appropriate handling of the packet from actions including, forwarding the packet as addressed, locally utilizing the packet as an instruction to the address-transparent device without forwarding it, checking if the address-transparent device is in a sniffer mode, wherein the address-transparent device makes a copy of the packet for local use if the address-transparent device is in the sniffer mode, and changing the destination address of the packet and forwarding it to the changed destination address. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method for operating an address-transparent device, comprising:
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placing an address-transparent device having first and second interfaces in a physical network circuit; in the address-transparent device, listening on the first interface for packets in a first address space; processing the first address space packet by forwarding at least some broadcast packet via the second interface; and based on destination of the first address packet, selecting an appropriate handling of the packet from actions including, forwarding the packet as addressed, if the address-transparent device is in a sniffer mode, making a copy of the packet for local use and locally utilizing the packet as an instruction to the address-transparent device, and changing the destination address of the packet and forwarding it to the changed destination address. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
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17. An address-transparent device, comprising:
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a first port having no IP address; a second port; a filter coupled between the first and second ports, adapted to receive at least one packet, the filter analyzing the packet and selecting an appropriate handling of the packet from actions including, forwarding the packet as addressed, locally utilizing the packet as an instruction to the address-transparent device without forwarding it, and changing the destination address of the packet and forwarding it to the changed destination address; and a failsafe switch coupled between the first and second ports, in parallel with the filter, wherein the first and second ports are directly coupled by the failsafe switch to bypass the address-transparent device when the address-transparent device fails to function properly. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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