Transmission system, transmission apparatus, destination management apparatus
US8934494B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 28, 2011 |
| Grant date | Jan 13, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 2, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L45/586
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A transmission system including: transmission apparatuses; and a destination management apparatus including: first ports which are coupled to the transmission apparatuses; and a first processor configured to manage an address entry which indicates a relation between the first port which receives the frame from among the first ports and a transmission source address included in the frame; and to transfer the frame received by one of the first ports, to the first port in association with the transmission destination address from among the first ports based on the address entry, wherein one of the transmission apparatuses including: second ports which are coupled to another transmission apparatus in the network; a third port which is coupled to the destination management apparatus; and a second processor configured to transmit the frame received by one of the second ports only to the third port.
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