Link auto-configuration protocol specification topology
US6510141B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 18, 2000 |
| Grant date | Jan 21, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 18, 2020 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04J2203/0073
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The link auto-configuration protocol detects the topology of a dynamic synchronous transfer mode (DTM) architecture, detects and translates MAC addresses and negotiates configuration parameters in the DTM topology. The link auto-configuration protocol has at least three phases including a detect phase to detect information about the nodes in the network, an announcement phase to provide and negotiate configuration parameters with the nodes in the network and a commit phase to commit the nodes to the configuration parameters. The protocol may automatically switch between ring and bus topology configurations.
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