Multiprocessor bridge having storage for spanning tree operation mode information indicating whether each port of the bridge is operable under spanning tree protocol
US5761435A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 10, 1995 |
| Grant date | Jun 2, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 10, 2015 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L49/351
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A multiprocessor bridge construction allows ports that are operable under a spanning tree protocol to coexist with ports that are inoperable under the spanning tree protocol, thus making it possible to improve the frame-repeating capability of the bridge, to equip the bridge with a large number of ports, and to divide the spanning tree topology into a plurality of portions to be managed.
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