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US6687751B1 · kind B1 · utility

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15Claims
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Filing dateJan 28, 2000
Grant dateFeb 3, 2004
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Expiry dateJan 28, 2020

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L12/40019
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A system with at least one, and preferably at least two, end devices that operates according to a point-to-point protocol such as the IEEE standard 802.3ad. The two end devices communicate with each other through a trunk cluster formed from a plurality of cluster devices. Each of the cluster devices has a synchronization means for configuring all of the cluster devices with a same logical identity to communicate with the end device according to the point-to-point protocol as if all of the cluster devices were a single device.

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