Patent · US Expired

Switched architecture access server

US6252878A · kind A · utility

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158References

53Claims

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Assignee

Cisco Technology, Inc. · US

Inventors

Robert H. Locklear, Jr. · Austin, US
Craig Cantrell · Austin, US
Kip R. McClanahan · Austin, US
William Keith Brewer · Austin, US
Anthony J. P. Carew · Austin, US

Key dates

Filing date	Oct 30, 1997
Grant date	Jun 26, 2001
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Oct 30, 2017

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04L2012/5652
WIPO fieldDigital communication
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A communication system includes an access server that communicates information between a wide area network (WAN) and a local area network (LAN). The access server includes a WAN interface, a switch fabric, a number of route processors, and a LAN interface. The switch fabric directs information from the WAN interface to a selected route processor based on its loading characteristics.

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