Multiprocessor bridge having storage for spanning tree operation mode information indicating whether each port of the bridge is operable under spanning tree protocol
June 2, 2015. 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 ReferencesInterconnection of broadcast networks Transparent load sharing for parallel networks Message processing system having separate message receiving and transmitting processors with message processing being distributed between the separate processors Source routing transparent bridge Multiport LAN bridge System having central processor for transmitting generic packets to another processor to be altered and transmitting altered packets back to central processor for routing Router using multiple hop redirect messages to enable bridge like data forwarding Communication apparatus and methods Patent #: 5515376 InventorsAssigneeApplicationNo. 401898 filed on 03/10/1995US Classes:709/238, COMPUTER-TO-COMPUTER DATA ROUTING370/401Bridge or gateway between networksExaminersPrimary: Meky, Moustafa M.Attorney, Agent or FirmInternational ClassG06F 013/00Foreign Application Priority Data1994-03-17 JPAbstractA multiprocessor bridge construction allows ports that are operable under a spanning tree protocol to coexist with ports that are inoperable under the spanning tree protocol, thus making it possible to improve the frame-repeating capability of the bridge, to equip the bridge with a large number of ports, and to divide the spanning tree topology into a plurality of portions to be managed.Other References
Field of SearchBridge or gateway between networksBridge between bus systems At least one bus is a ring network Ring or loop forms backbone for interconnecting other networks The other networks are ring or loop networks Spanning tree Replicate messages for multiple destination distribution Employing logical addressing for routing (e.g., VP or VC) Nodes interconnected in hierarchy to form a tree Store and forward | |
