Link extenders with link alive propagation
US6738344B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 27, 2000 |
| Grant date | May 18, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 27, 2022 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L45/02
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A link extender is used for extending links between end nodes or router nodes in a system area network. Nodes in the network transmit link alive symbols to indicate that a link is alive. The link extender includes a link alive propagation feature for propagating the loss of link alive between ports of the link extender.
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