A communication protocol proxy enables a CEBus network to be mapped across a non-CEBus network, thereby allowing a remotely located node (e.g., a controller) to communicate via a non-CEBus network with electronic devices connected to the CEBus network, while still conforming with the EIA/IS-60 protocol...http://www.google.de/patents/US6073266?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US6073266 - Cebus data link layer proxy
