Patent attributes
A multilayer bridge supports a plurality of bridge protocols for various electronic devices. In one embodiment, the multilayer bridge is implemented as a wireless multilayer bridge, configured to provide the choice of bridge functionality to network devices. The multilayer bridge can be configured to include a plurality of bridge engines, a controller communicatively coupled to the first and second bridge engines, and a data storage device communicatively coupled to the controller and configured to store a bridge selection preference for a network device. The controller can be configured to receive a communication from a device, retrieve a bridge engine choice for the device in the data store, and invoke the bridge engine identified for the device.
