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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 08, 2008
Filed:
Dec. 04, 2006
Wei-hung Tsai, Hsinchu, TW;
Wei-Hung Tsai, Hsinchu, TW;
Alpha Networks Inc., Hsinchu, TW;
Abstract
The present invention is to provide an apparatus of automatically detecting the type of a cable connected to a network and method thereof, which comprising a memory having an automatic detection program, a switch, a network controller adapted to switch the state of the switch based on a predetermined switching order stored in the automatic detection program, a port having its state being detected by the network controller such that the automatic detection program is able to know the type of a compatible cable by connecting a connector at one end of the cable to the port, and a plurality of transmission interfaces interconnected the network controller and the switch wherein the network apparatus is adapted to receive network signals transmitted from the cable and maintain a connecting state of one transmission interface.