| 摘要 |
<p>A communication network end station comprises a host device (1) including a processor (4) and a memory (5); a bus (8); and a communication network interface device (2) connected to the host device via the bus and, in use, to a communication network (3) along which data is transmitted in accordance with a network protocol. The communication network interface device includes processing means (10,11) for transferring data to and from the network in accordance with the network protocol. The control code for operating the processing means is stored in the host device memory (5). The processing means is adapted to route incoming data and associated network protocol information, as it is received, to the host device memory (5). The bus (8) is capable of transmitting data and associated network protocol information at a speed compatible with the operating speed of the communication network. <IMAGE></p> |
