Method and apparatus for reducing the transmission of repetitive broadcast datagrams over communication links
US5539745A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 7, 1994 |
| Grant date | Jul 23, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 7, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L12/46
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The invention relates to a method and apparatus for reducing the flow of repetitive broadcast datagrams over a communication link between two local area networks while still maintaining reception of all of the repetitive broadcast datagrams generated and intended by one of the local area networks for transmission to the other local area network over the communication link. The reduction, which can be to zero, occurs for intermittent periods of time having various durations.
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