| 摘要 |
<p>A protocol and architecture for a synchronous logical ring network that operates on existing physical twisted-pair telephone topologies. In a first embodiment, the invention provides a method and apparatus to communicate using symbols generated by a source device on a network. In a second embodiment, the invention provides a method and apparatus to transmit a command stream generated by a source device in a network. In a third embodiment, the invention provides a method and apparatus to transmit an audio stream generated by a source device on a network. In a fourth embodiment, the invention provides a method and apparatus to transmit an asynchronous packet stream generated by a source device on a network. In a fifth embodiment, the invention provides a method and apparatus to transmit a telephone stream generated by a source device on a network for reception in the network. In a sixth embodiment, the invention provides a method and apparatus to determine a clock offset on a logical ring network. In a seventh embodiment, the invention provides a method and apparatus to interface stream information between one or more network control protocols and a network physical layer. In an eighth embodiment, the invention provides a method and apparatus to elect a common network clock device on a logical ring network. In a ninth embodiment, the invention provides a method and apparatus to allocate a set of lanes in a frame containing a plurality of lanes, in a network connecting a plurality of devices. In a tenth embodiment, the invention provides a method and apparatus to transmit bi-directional synchronous data streams on a time-division multiplexed access (TDMA)-oriented network connecting a plurality of devices. In an eleventh embodiment, the invention provides a method and apparatus for broadcasting device identification during startup of a device in a network connecting a plurality of devices. In a twelfth embodiment, the invention provides a method and apparatus for structuring the data architecture of a device read only memory (ROM) in a network connecting a plurality of devices.</p> |
