LAN bridging redundancy
US5982745A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 17, 1997 |
| Grant date | Nov 9, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 17, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L2012/5627
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In a method implementing redundancy in LAN/WAN bridging/switching elements, LAN/WAN traffic is sent to active and inactive elements using multicast techniques. The active element bridges the data traffic and the inactive drops it.
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