Apparatus and method for segmenting a communication network
US8259593B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 29, 2005 |
| Grant date | Sep 4, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 30, 2028 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L12/1886
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A gateway is used to segment a network, such as a FAULT TOLERANT ETHERNET (FTE) network, into islands. The gateway receives traffic from a first island, forwards part of the traffic to a second island, and blocks another part of the traffic from being forwarded to the second island. The forwarded traffic could include unicast traffic. The blocked traffic could include broadcast or multicast traffic, including diagnostic messages from one or more nodes in the first island.
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