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One-bounce network

US7457303B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateSep 30, 2003
Grant dateNov 25, 2008
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Expiry dateMay 24, 2026

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L45/06
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A one-bounce data network comprises a plurality of nodes interconnected to each other via communication links, the network including a plurality of interconnected switch devices, said switch devices interconnected such that a message is communicated between any two switches passes over a single link from a source switch to a destination switch; and, the source switch concurrently sends a message to an arbitrary bounce switch which then sends the message to the destination switch.

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