Method and apparatus for loop breaking on a serial bus
US6628607B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 9, 1999 |
| Grant date | Sep 30, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 9, 2019 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L12/6418
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method for loop breaking includes selecting a first port of a node, transmitting a first packet containing a first identifier from the first port of the node, listening for a second packet containing a second identifier for a period of time on a second port of the node, joining the first port and the node if the second identifier meets a first criteria with respect to the first identifier and quarantining the first port when the second identifier meets a second criteria with respect to the first identifier.
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