Network device

1. A network device comprising:

a connector connected to a network;

a receiving line connected to the connector;

a transmitting line connected to the connector;

a communication control unit configured to control communication with an external network device by receiving a signal from the network through the connector and the receiving line, and transmitting the signal to the network through the transmitting line and the connector;

a loop-back processing unit configured to loop back the signal transmitted through the receiving line, to the transmitting line when the communication control unit is in a power-off state or a standby state;

a power control unit configured to turn ON or OFF the communication control unit; and

a monitoring unit configured to monitor the signal transmitted through the receiving line, and determine whether or not the signal has been transmitted to the network device,

wherein the power control unit is configured to turn ON the communication control unit when the monitoring unit determines that the signal has been transmitted to the network device,

wherein the network device further comprises a receiving unit configured to store the signal transmitted through the receiving line when the communication control unit is in the power-off state or the standby state,

wherein the communication control unit is further configured to process the signal stored by the receiving unit when the communication control unit is turned ON, and

wherein the receiving unit is configured to store the signal determined by the monitoring unit as having been transmitted to the network device, the stored signal arriving from a time when the network device is in the power-off state or the standby state to a time when the network device is turned ON.

2. A network device comprising:

a connector connected to a network;

a receiving line connected to the connector;

a transmitting line connected to the connector;

a communication control unit configured to control communication with an external network device by receiving a signal from the network through the connector and the receiving line, and transmitting the signal to the network through the transmitting line and the connector;

a loop-back processing unit configured to loop back the signal transmitted through the receiving line, to the transmitting line when the communication control unit is in a power-off state or a standby state;

a power control unit configured to turn ON or OFF the communication control unit; and

a monitoring unit configured to monitor the signal transmitted through the receiving line, and determine whether or not the signal has been transmitted to the network device,

wherein the power control unit is configured to turn ON the network device when the monitoring unit determines that the signal has been transmitted to the network device,

wherein the network device further comprises a receiving unit configured to store the signal transmitted through the receiving line when the network device is in the power-off state or the standby state,

wherein the communication control unit is further configured to process the signal stored by the receiving unit when the network device is turned ON, and

wherein the receiving unit is configured to store the signal determined by the monitoring unit as having been transmitted to the network device, the stored signal arriving from a time when the network device is in the power-off state or the standby state to a time when the network device is turned ON.