System and method for efficiently monitoring information in a network having a plurality of repeaters
US5592486A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 17, 1995 |
| Grant date | Jan 7, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 17, 2015 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L12/44
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and apparatus for efficiently transferring a data packet on a network. The efficient transfer of data includes compressing the data as the data packet is transmitted from a repeater to a management unit by determining if a destination address of a received packet matches a stored management unit address. When the stored address does not match the destination address, the data packet is compressed. The apparatus includes a repeater, a management unit, and a packet compression mechanism. The apparatus further includes comparator circuit means for determining address comparisons and count comparisons to control data compression.
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