Networks having multiple paths between nodes and nodes for such a network
US8289844B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 31, 2007 |
| Grant date | Oct 16, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 12, 2028 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L45/24
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A network (1) comprising a plurality of nodes (2, 3, 4), the plurality of nodes comprising a first node (A) and a second node (B), the first (A) and second (B) nodes being connected through the network of nodes (1) via a first path (2) and a second path (3), the first and second paths being different, in which the network (1) has first and second modes of operation, a first mode (108) in which traffic between the first and second nodes is transmitted over the first path (2) and not the second path (3), and a second mode (106) where the traffic is transmitted over the first (2) and second (3) paths, wherein the network (1) comprises a mode selector (10) arranged to select the mode of operation based upon a demanded level of traffic between the first (A) and second (B) nodes.
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