UNIFIED MULTI-TRANSPORT MEDIUM CONNECTOR ARCHITECTURE

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a device, a method, and a system, wherein the device in one embodiment comprises a router to transmit data packets between a plurality of host controllers and one or more peripheral devices.SOLUTION: A router can receive a data packet from a host controller and transmit the data packet to a peripheral device through a data transmission path. The peripheral device is coupled to a first data transmission path through a first universal multi-transport medium (UMTM) connector. The connector comprises optical coupling capable of transporting a first data packet within an optical signal and electrical coupling capable of transporting the first data packet within an electrical signal.