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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 24, 2001
Filed:
Feb. 19, 1998
Douglas Alan Kimber, Batavia, IL (US);
Philip Eugene Rynes, Woodridge, IL (US);
Lucent Technologies, Inc., Murray Hill, NJ (US);
Abstract
A protocol converter converts from a first data and command exchange protocol to a second, different data and command exchange protocol. The protocol converter includes a first interface for sending and receiving data and commands in a first protocol, such as DSCH, and a second interface for sending and receiving data and commands in a second, different protocol, such as Ethernet. The device can receive data and commands simultaneously at either interface and convert from the first protocol to the second protocol or from the second protocol to the first protocol without loss of integrity to the flow of the data and commands. Additionally, the device provides a redundant connection, a safeguard in the event of primary path failure.