Communication device sharing on a local area network
US5680303A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 7, 1995 |
| Grant date | Oct 21, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 7, 2015 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L69/329
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The X.25 device driver allows an X.25 card to be shared by workstations on a local area network. The approach used for the X.25 device driver may be used for sharing other devices on a local area network as well. The device driver for the device to be shared is implemented as a file system so that the device's location is hidden from application programs. Because the device driver is a file system driver, applications may use standard system calls, rather than device specific calls, to access the device.
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