Method for configuring distributed internet protocol gateways with lan emulation
US6091732A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 20, 1997 |
| Grant date | Jul 18, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 20, 2017 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L12/4608
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A communication network having a plurality of routers, each connected to a host system by a LAN network and interconnected by a switched network, the common network using a shared or common IP and MAC address in the routers forming a subnet. Host systems on the same subnet use the shared or common IP address as their default gateway address when accessing host systems on another subnet.
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