US 11,949,762 B2
Serial communication tapping and transmission to routable networks
Thomas W. Edgar, Richland, WA (US); Sean J. Zabriskie, Seattle, WA (US); and Eric Y. Choi, Richland, WA (US)
Assigned to Battelle Memorial Institute, Richland, WA (US)
Filed by Battelle Memorial Institute, Richland, WA (US)
Filed on May 13, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/319,420.
Application 17/319,420 is a continuation of application No. 14/038,069, filed on Sep. 26, 2013, granted, now 11,012,538.
Application 14/038,069 is a continuation in part of application No. 12/884,455, filed on Sep. 17, 2010, abandoned.
Prior Publication US 2021/0281663 A1, Sep. 9, 2021
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04L 29/06 (2006.01); H04L 9/40 (2022.01); H04L 69/00 (2022.01); H04L 69/08 (2022.01)
CPC H04L 69/03 (2013.01) [H04L 63/20 (2013.01); H04L 63/30 (2013.01); H04L 69/08 (2013.01)] 24 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A tap apparatus comprising:
a pass-through configured to tap a communication line that is configured to communicate a signal between a plurality of devices, wherein the pass-through is configured to receive the signal from the communication line;
a processing device comprising an input configured to receive the signal from the pass-through;
wherein the processing device is configured to identify a plurality of frames present within the signal; and
wherein the processing device is configured to output the frames externally of the tap apparatus after the identification.