Distributed routing network element
US5461624A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 11, 1994 |
| Grant date | Oct 24, 1995 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 11, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L45/02
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A network element includes a plurality of routing circuits coupled by internal communication circuitry. Each routing circuit includes one or more external ports for communicating with external devices, one or more internal ports for communicating with other of the routing circuits, a database for storing address and path information received via the internal and external ports and circuitry for retransmitting address information received from an external device to other of the routing circuits.
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