Self-reconfiguring spanning tree
US7760668B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 30, 2006 |
| Grant date | Jul 20, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 12, 2028 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L45/484
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A dynamic multiple spanning tree protocol is described. In at least one embodiment, this protocol allows for the dynamic creation and destruction of mappings between traffic attributes and spanning tree instances with the spanning tree region. These mappings are determined based on the observation of events in the spanning tree, such as the appearance of a significant traffic stream, not mapped to any spanning tree instance, at an edge port of the region. Other embodiments are also described and claimed.
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