Geographically separated totem rings
US6647430B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 30, 1999 |
| Grant date | Nov 11, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 30, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L12/1881
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A Totem ring network (100) includes Totem rings (102, 104) which are geographically separated by relatively long distances. Time latencies between the geographically separated Totem rings (102, 104) are minimized by providing each Totem ring with a dedicated router (122, 132) located geographically proximate to a respective Totem ring. Each router (122, 132) is joined together through point-to-point links (106, 108), and each server (124, 126, 128, 132, 134, 136) on a local area network (120, 130) of a respective ring (102, 104) is joined to the respective Totem ring (102, 104) and router (122, 132).
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