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Title:
LAN CONNECTION DEVICE
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2002141929
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:

To provide a LAN connection device having physical ports that can apply automatic exclusive connection switching to connections between networks.

The LAN connection device is provided with physical ports 206a-206d, a packet relay section 200 the relays a packet between channels connected to the physical ports, a master system changeover available port 206b and a sub system changeover available port 206a that share a channel 207a and are connected exclusively to the share channel 207a by a switch circuit 204, a carrier detection section 203 that detects a communication carrier from the sub system changeover available port 206a, and a switch control section 201 that connects the sub system changeover available port 206a to the share channel 207a at detection of a carrier and selects the main system changeover available port 206b when no switch changeover request comes from the carrier detection section 203 for a prescribed time.


Inventors:
KUCHITSU TOSHIHARU
YAMAOKA HIROMASA
BITO YASUYUKI
Application Number:
JP2000336048A
Publication Date:
May 17, 2002
Filing Date:
November 02, 2000
Export Citation:
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Assignee:
HITACHI LTD
International Classes:
H04L12/28; H04L12/46; H04L69/14; (IPC1-7): H04L12/46; H04L12/28; H04L29/04
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Katsuo Ogawa (2 outside)