摘要 |
Microcontroller apparatus for providing network access to a host system, comprising: a peripheral interface (8) coupled to the host system; a network interface (7) coupled to a network towards which the access should be provided; a storage means (4, 5) coupled to the network interface (7) for storing data associated with traffic to and from the network; and a control unit (1) operated by microcodes and having a memory, the control unit is coupled to all listed means and it is programmed to provide network access for the host system by checking, processing and in case of host system-to-network communication generating standard network protocols in a single layer structure without using any separate operational system. |