Apparatus and method for master election and topology discovery in an Ethernet network
US7675869B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 27, 2004 |
| Grant date | Mar 9, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 17, 2028 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L49/351
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An apparatus, method and computer memory for electing a master unit from multiple candidate units on a ring or chain topology network is provided. Master proposal data packets are transmitted onto a plurality of stacking links. At least one message data packet is received on the one candidate unit. A candidate unit is elected as the master unit if it receives message data packets corresponding to the transmitted master proposal data packets.
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