Wireless lan device
AssigneeMelco Inc.
InventorTakashi Ishidoshiro
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Abstract
The present invention provides a LAN device 20 having an internal function of controlling communication. A management representative of the LAN device 20 sets a protocol applicable for communication with regard to each of MAC addresses or IP addresses allocated to transmitter terminals and each of IP addresses allocated to receiver terminals. The LAN device transmits data in the case of the protocol applicable for communication, while not transmitting data in the case of any protocol inapplicable for communication.
Claims10
A LAN device that connects with multiple clients to construct a LAN, said LAN device comprising:
- a communication reception module that receives a requirement of communication transmitted from each of the multiple clients to another client in the LAN or to another network;
- a registration module that registers a specified client among the multiple clients of the LAN;
- a decision module that determines whether or not the requirement of communication requests communication to the specified client;
- and
- a restriction module that, when said decision module determines that the requirement of communication requests communication to the specified client, restricts a protocol of the communication so as to limit the communication.
A communication control method that controls communication in a LAN constructed by connection of multiple clients, said communication control method comprising the steps of:
- providing registration information that includes registration of a specified client among the multiple clients of the LAN;
- receiving a requirement of communication transmitted from each of the multiple clients to another client in the LAN or to another network;
- determining whether or not the requirement of communication requests communication to the specified client;
- and
- when it is determined that the requirement of communication requests communication to the specified client, restricting a protocol of the communication so as to limit the communication.
A computer readable recording medium, in which a computer program for controlling communication in a LAN constructed by connection of multiple clients is recorded, said computer program causing a computer to attain the functions of:
- referring to registration information that includes registration of a specified client among the multiple clients of the LAN;
- receiving a requirement of communication transmitted from each of the multiple clients to another client in the LAN or to another network;
- determining whether or not the requirement of communication requests communication to the specified client;
- and
- when it is determined that the requirement of communication requests communication to the specified client, restricting a protocol of the communication so as to limit the communication.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.