Message handling in a local area network having redundant paths
US8300646B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 13, 2006 |
| Grant date | Oct 30, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 5, 2028 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L41/0894
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Message handling in a local area network including switches and clients is provided. At least one of the switches is a peer switch that is capable of monitoring a status of another switch, and at least one switch connects the clients redundantly. A station announcement message is sent by the peer switch for at least one client of the other switch. In each station message announcement, there is inserted a source address of the other switch. The other switches handle the station message announcement as though the station message announcement came from the client.
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