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Frame strip method and apparatus therefor

US5224096A · kind A · utility

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12Claims
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Filing dateSep 17, 1990
Grant dateJun 29, 1993
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Expiry dateSep 17, 2010

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L12/433
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A frame strip method for a bridge circuit for transparently forwarding data between a plurality of LANs (Local Area Network) without frame infinite circulation. The numbers of transmission/receive frames are counted. In counting the number, the validity/invalidity of a transmission frame is judged in accordance with the kind of the transmission frame. The validity/invalidity and strip/receive of a receive frame are judged in accordance with the kind of the receive frame. In accordance with the numbers of valid transmission/receive frames, a receive frame is stripped from the transmission line if the condition of (transmission frame number)>(receive frame number) is met.

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