Jeffrey F Chu

US Patent:

20090116498, May 7, 2009

Filed:

Nov 7, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/936749

Inventors:

David H. Liu - Herndon VA, US
Jeffrey F. Chu - Brambleton VA, US
Charles E. Rothrauff - Sterling VA, US
John Burch - McLean VA, US

Assignee:

TELLABS VIENNA, INC. - Naperville IL

International Classification:

H04L 12/66

US Classification:

370401

Abstract:

A terminal apparatus includes an ethernet channel that transfers ethernet traffic between an ethernet port and an external network port during a normal operation mode of the apparatus, and a Multimedia over Cable Alliance (MoCA) channel that transfers MoCA traffic between a MoCA port and the external network port during the normal operation mode. The terminal apparatus also includes a test system that bridges the ethernet channel and the MoCA channel during a test mode of the apparatus. Ethernet traffic received by the ethernet port is converted to MoCA traffic and transferred to the MoCA port, and MoCA traffic received by the MoCA port is converted to ethernet traffic and transferred to the ethernet port.