Appeal No. 2001-0530
Application No. 08/828,484
BACKGROUND
Appellant's invention relates to an interconnected ethernet and 1394 network
where the gateway computer also functions as a host computer. An understanding of
the invention can be derived from a reading of exemplary claim 1, which is reproduced
below.
1. A network configuration, comprising:
a first 1394 network medium;
a plurality of host computers coupled to the first network medium;
a second network medium;
a plurality of host computers coupled to the second network
medium;
a link layer gateway computer coupled to the first network medium
and coupled to the second network medium; said link gateway computer
operable to communicate a data packet from a source host computer
selected from one of the plurality of host computers coupled to the first
network medium to a destination host computer selected from one of the
plurality of host computers coupled to the second network medium, said
link layer gateway computer operable to communicate a data packet from
a source host computer selected from one of the plurality of host
computers coupled to the second network medium to a destination host
computer selected from one of the plurality of host computers coupled to
the first network medium, said link layer gateway computer determining
whether said data packet is addressed to a host computer, on said first or
second network medium; and blocking transmission of said data packet
through said link layer gateway computer if said data packet is addressed
to a host computer in the same network medium;
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