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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 21, 1999
Filed:
Jun. 19, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Byung-Ho Jung, Incheon, KR;
Jong-Tae Hwangbo, Incheon, KR;
Assignee:
Daewoo Telecom Ltd., Incheon, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
709250 ; 714 13 ;
Abstract
An apparatus for interfacing a data processing system with a plurality of data communications networks comprises: M number of interfacing units, each for coordinating data exchange between the data processing system and the plurality of data communications networks, wherein each of the M number of interfacing units are identical to each other and operate alternately in an active and a stand-by modes so that one in the M number of interfacing units is in active mode while the others are in stand-by mode and M is a positive integer larger than one; and buses for exchanging data among the M number of interfacing units.