Wireless ethernet network controlling method and wireless ethernet network system

#1. Field of the Invention

#The instant disclosure relates to an Ethernet network controlling method; in particular, to a wireless Ethernet network controlling method and a wireless Ethernet network system.

#2. Description of Related Art

#FIG. 1 shows an architecture diagram of a USB Docking station connected with a mobile device;

#FIG. 2 shows an architecture diagram of a wireless Ethernet network system according to an embodiment of the instant disclosure;

#FIG. 3 shows a flow chart of the wireless Ethernet network controlling method according to an embodiment of the instant disclosure;

#The aforementioned illustrations and following detailed descriptions are exemplary for the purpose of further explaining the scope of the instant disclosure. Other objectives and advantages related to the instant disclosure will be illustrated in the subsequent descriptions and appended drawings.

#Please refer to FIG. 2 showing an architecture diagram of a wireless Ethernet network system according to an embodiment of the instant disclosure. The wireless Ethernet network system comprises a mobile device 51 and a wireless dock 52. The mobile device 51 comprises a human machine interface (HMI) 511 (for example, comprising the software of the operating system and applications), a virtual Ethernet network interface card (NIC) 512 and a second wireless NIC 513. The wireless dock 52 comprises an Ethernet physical layer (PHY) 521, a first wireless NIC 524, a control server unit 522 and a virtual local area network (VLAN) unit 523. The wireless dock 52 of this embodiment is considered as a server, and the mobile device 51 is considered as a client. In practical applications, the wireless dock 52 considered as a server can be designed to be controlled by a Linux system, but the instant disclosure is not restricted thereto.

#The mobile device 51 can be a notebook (NB) or a tablet PC, but the instant disclosure is not so restricted. The virtual Ethernet NIC 512 of the mobile device 51 is used for generating an operation status setting signal. The client can control the virtual Ethernet NIC 512 through the human machine interface 511. When the client (the mobile device 51) links the second wireless NIC 513 and the first wireless NIC 524 of the wireless dock 52, the virtual Ethernet NIC 512 corresponding to the control server unit 522 can be established. As shown in FIG. 2, a dashed line connected between the virtual Ethernet NIC 512 and the control server 522 represents that the virtual Ethernet NIC 512 and the control server 522 are two objects which communicate with each other. But the dashed line does not represent the signal transmission path. The virtual Ethernet NIC 512 of the mobile device 51 is established in the media access control (MAC) of the data link layer.