Ring network concentrator
US5483536A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 21, 1994 |
| Grant date | Jan 9, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 21, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L12/433
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A ring network concentrator for dynamically changing the design of a network system depending on conditions of a ring network attached to the network concentrator. The ring network concentrator partitions traffic of a ring trunk network into a plurality of ring networks by dynamically changing connection patterns at configuration switches. The configuration switches connect ports, media access control units, and internal paths according to a communication protocol of a packet to be transferred and a traffic amount.
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