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Composite transport functions

US8477600B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateNov 7, 2008
Grant dateJul 2, 2013
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Expiry dateNov 2, 2029

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L45/247
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A network comprising a first layer processor (LP) configured to distribute a plurality of component communications to a plurality of component connections using a distribution table comprising a plurality of component communication identifiers (CCIDs) and the component connection associated with each CCID, a second LP configured to collect the packets from the component connections, and a composite connection coupled to the first LP and the second LP, wherein the composite connection comprises a plurality of the component connections and is configured to transport the component communications using the component connections, and wherein the distribution table and composite connection are configured such that component communications associated with at least the same CCID of a component communication takes the same path from the first LP to the second LP as from the second LP to the first LP.

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