摘要 |
A solid-state Ethernet by-pass switch (100) includes a first connection (111) that accepts transmit and receive lines (XMT, RCV) from a first Ethernet device (40), a second connection (112) that accepts transmit and receive lines (XMT, RCV) from a second Ethernet device (50), a third connection (113) that accepts transmit and receive lines (XMT, RCV) from a third Ethernet device (60) and a solid-state switching device (101-104) having a normal state and a by-pass state. When configured in the normal state, the solid-state switching device (101-104) couples the transmit and receive lines (XMT, RCV) from the first connection (111) to the transmit and receive lines (XMT, RCV) from the second connection (112). When configured in the by-pass state, the solid-state switching device (101-104) couples the transmit and receive lines (XMT, RCV) from the first connection (111) to the transmit and receive lines (XMT, RCV) from the third connection (113). |