Transparent load sharing for parallel networks
Patent 5018137 Issued on May 21, 1991. Estimated Expiration Date: 
October 16, 2010. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.
October 16, 2010. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.Patent ReferencesDistributed variable bandwidth switch for voice, data, and image communications Bridge circuit for interconnecting networks Interconnection of communications networks Patent #: 4627052 InventorsAssigneeApplicationNo. 598214 filed on 10/16/1990US Classes:370/401Bridge or gateway between networksExaminersPrimary: Olms, Douglas W.Assistant: Chin, Wellington Attorney, Agent or FirmInternational ClassesH04J 003/02H04J 003/24 AbstractA method for improving communications in a bridge network between end nodes involving sensing trunking configurations and executing binding schemes to make certain daughter bridges involved in the trunking conditions behave as a plurality of bridges and forward messages in the correct time sequence. This can be done by creating "forwarding groups" associating different groups of networks connected to those daughter bridges. | |
