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Ethernet wide area network and method

US7633951B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateFeb 22, 2006
Grant dateDec 15, 2009
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Expiry dateMar 12, 2027

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L12/4616
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An ethernet wide area network (10) has a number of interconnected network ethernet switches (12). A first local area network (18) has a first local area ethernet switch (16) and is connected to one (14) of the interconnected network ethernet switches (12). A second local area network (24) has a second local area ethernet switch (22) connected to a second (20) of the interconnected network ethernet switches (12).

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