Low-level communication layers and device employing same
First Claim
1. A network protocol stack comprising:
- a network-level protocol layer configured to provide a transmission service for transferring data to and from a computer network; and
a device-level protocol layer configured to send and receive information specific to an interface of the electronic device over the network via the transmission service of the network-level protocol layer.
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Abstract
An electronic device employing an efficient network protocol stack. The protocol stack comprises a network-level protocol layer configured to provide a transmission service for transferring data to and from a computer network, and a device-level protocol layer configured to send and receive information specific to an interface of the electronic device over the network via the transmission service of the network-level protocol layer. Alternately, each of the network-level protocol layer and the device-level protocol layer may be employed individually with other network protocol layers to construct a functioning network protocol stack.
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23 Claims
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1. A network protocol stack comprising:
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a network-level protocol layer configured to provide a transmission service for transferring data to and from a computer network; and
a device-level protocol layer configured to send and receive information specific to an interface of the electronic device over the network via the transmission service of the network-level protocol layer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A network-level protocol layer comprising:
a transmission service for transferring data directly to and from a computer network in the absence of intervening protocol layers between the network-level protocol layer and the computer network. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8)
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9. A network protocol stack comprising:
a device-level protocol layer configured to send and receive information specific to an interface of the electronic device over the network via a transmission service of a network-level protocol layer. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12)
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13. A protocol for facilitating communication between at least a first device and a second device, comprising:
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a network protocol layer operative to transmit a network-level command between at least the first and second devices;
a device protocol layer operative to transmit a device command relating to a device associated with at lest one of the first and second devices;
whereinthe network protocol layer and device protocol layer are transmitted within a single data packet. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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