Apparatus and method for enabling communications between terminals having different protocols

摘要

An apparatus and method for enabling communications between heterogeneous terminals are provided. A method for establishing an ad-hoc network includes: accessing a first terminal, on which a first protocol stack is installed; accessing a second terminal, on which a second protocol stack is installed; receiving a data packet, formatted for the first protocol stack, from the first terminal; converting the format of the data packet to the format of the second protocol stack; and transmitting the converted data packet to the second terminal. The apparatus and method enable a plurality of heterogeneous terminals, conventionally unable to communicate directly with each other, to form an ad-hoc network in which they can freely communicate with each other.