System and method for interconnecting local area networks
November 13, 2011. 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 ReferencesRouting architecture for a multi-ring local area network Method and apparatus for interfacing to a local area network System and method for bridging local area networks using concurrent broadband channels Network system Bridge communication system Communication network system having a plurality of different protocal LAN's Routing system to interconnect local area networks High-speed mesh connected local area network Patent #: 5088091 InventorApplicationNo. 791442 filed on 11/13/1991US Classes:370/402Bridge between bus systemsExaminersPrimary: Olms, Douglas W.Assistant: Ton, Dang International ClassH04J 003/24AbstractA transmission system transmits data among interconnected local area networks using a bridge coupled between local area networks which senses whether the data originating node transmitted the data using transparent routing or source routing. The bridges provide interconnection at the MAC-layer and based upon information contained in the MAC-layer header, automatically perform either transparent routing or source routing, depending upon the type of routing used by the data originating node. In addition, the bridge provides source routing over multiple wide area channels to those nodes which use source routing.Field of SearchTree or cascade | |
