| 摘要 |
Disclosed is a communications apparatus comprising: a first medium interface circuit that communicates data over a powerline medium, a first medium access controller, for controlling the first medium interface circuit, said first medium access controller having a first MAC address; a second medium interface circuit that is 802.11 compliant and which communicates data wirelessly, a second medium access controller, which controls the second medium interface circuit, said second medium access controller having a second MAC address; and a communications medium access controller that is operative to provide for communication of data simultaneously over the powerline medium and wirelessly by way of the first and second medium interface circuits; wherein said first medium interface circuit and said second medium interface circuit are linked at the layer II level of the OSI model. A network of said devices is also disclosed, the network possibly including device connected via only one of the media. |
