Token ring bridge distributed in a switched fabric
US6563832B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 10, 1999 |
| Grant date | May 13, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 10, 2019 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L12/4695
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A distributed token ring (TR) bridge has a logical switch fabric that is distributed over a TR switching network of switches interconnected by trunk links. The distributed TR bridge includes a plurality of TR switches, each having a Bridge Relay Function (BRF) logically coupled to at least one Concentrator Relay Function (CRF). Distribution of the switch fabric essentially comprises logically distributing the BRF function among the network of switches.
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