System for managing topology of a network in spanning tree data structure by maintaining link table and parent table in each network node
US5606669A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | May 23, 1995 |
| Grant date | Feb 25, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 23, 2015 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L45/488
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A topology manager within a data communication network including a number of nodes interconnected by bi-directional links, wherein each said node is provided with means for dynamically setting and storing within the node a full topology database including full parent-node-relationship references. The system is is capable of fast path determination and fast spanning tree recovery based on the topology database contents.
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