Router Bridge Mode Across Multiple Port Types
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Solution Overview
Problem
Routers currently lack diversity in bridge mode functionality, as ports other than Ethernet ports, such as MoCA, Wi-Fi, and USB ports, cannot directly provide bridge mode capabilities, limiting the options for terminal devices without an Ethernet interface.
Innovation Solution
A router with multiple ports, including Ethernet, MoCA, Wi-Fi, and USB, that acquires private network data packets, attaches identification information, determines if a bridge mode is set, and assigns a public network IP address for transmission, using a preset bridge mode table to enable bridge functionality across various ports.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If only Ethernet ports are provided with bridge mode functionality, then the router structure remains simple, but the adaptability for different terminal devices is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies universality by enabling bridge mode functionality across multiple port types (Ethernet, MoCA, Wi-Fi, USB) rather than limiting it to Ethernet ports only. The router's processor is configured to determine bridge mode status for any port based on its type, allowing a single router design to support diverse terminal devices with different interfaces, thereby improving adaptability without requiring separate bridge mode implementations for each port type.
2Adaptability or versatility
If bridge mode is extended to multiple port types, then the versatility is improved, but the control complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies local quality by treating each port type differently in terms of its specific characteristics while maintaining a unified bridge mode control framework. The processor determines bridge mode status separately for each port based on its specific type (Ethernet, MoCA, Wi-Fi, USB), allowing port-specific configurations and behaviors while keeping the overall control logic manageable through standardized determination processes for each port type.
3Ease of operation
If the router supports multiple port types with bridge mode, then the user convenience is improved, but the difficulty of configuration increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies self-service by enabling the router to automatically determine which ports support bridge mode and configure them accordingly, rather than requiring manual configuration for each port type. The processor automatically determines bridge mode status based on port type and assigns public network IP addresses to terminal devices connecting through any supported port, simplifying the user experience while maintaining support for multiple port types.
Data Source
AI summary
A router including a memory having instructions stored thereon; and a processor configured to execute the instructions stored on the memory to cause the router to perform at least the following: acquiring a private network data packet from a private network, and attaching identification information to the private network data packet, the identification information indicating via which port of a plurality of ports of the router the private network data packet is acquired; determining whether a bridge mode is set for the port indicated by the identification information of the private network data packet; in response to the determining that the bridge mode is set for the port indicated by the identification information of a first private network data packet acquired, assigning a public network IP address to the first private network data packet; and transmitting the first private network data packet by using the public network IP address.