Configuration of virtual rings in a token ring local area network
US5802056A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 12, 1996 |
| Grant date | Sep 1, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 12, 2016 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L2012/5618
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A token ring network having virtual token rings comprised of one or more physical token rings. A media access control (MAC) layer device such as a bridge or switching hub has at least two ports assigned the same ring number such that token ring segments connected to the ports operate as though on the same physical token ring segment even though they are electrically isolated. All physical rings in the same virtual ring are considered to be in the same broadcast domain.
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