| 摘要 |
<p>A system and method to permit efficient communication between multiple devices having different network protocols (212, 214, 216) and to permit a private network device (230, 232, 234, 236, 238, 242) to conduct a direct PPPoE session without restricting other devices (222) on the private network (112) from using another IP address. In particular, a gateway device (114) is provided that translates and routes data packets between devices of different network protocols by referring to a table of device addresses and physical port information. Advantageously, the gateway device (114) may maintain the table dynamically. An entry is created for a device the first time it sends a packet over the network (112), and an entry is deleted if a device has not sent a packet for a predetermined time interval. If no entry exists corresponding to a packet's destination, the packet is sent to all devices on the network (112). Finally, the gateway device (114) also identifies the ethertype of data packets and routes them accordingly</p> |
