Network interconnection apparatus network node apparatus and packet transfer method for high speed large capacity inter-network communication
US6598080B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 27, 1999 |
| Grant date | Jul 22, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 27, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L2012/5667
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
At a time of transmitting a packet from a node connected with one logical network to another logical network, a control message is transmitted to a network interconnection apparatus connecting the one logical network and the another logical network, when a new node is activated beyond the network interconnection apparatus, the control message including information for a registration in the network interconnection apparatus of a correspondence relationship between a first virtual path to be used in receiving a packet from the one logical network and a second virtual path to be used in transmitting the packet to the another logical network.
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