Mechanism to implement a layer 2 gateway
US9203731B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 7, 2005 |
| Grant date | Dec 1, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 29, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L12/4679
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system in an operating system of a first network device for using Spanning Tree Protocol to determine a port of a device in a first administrative domain to transmit data between the first network device and a second administrative domain. The system determines each port in a device of the first administrative domain connected to a bridge for transmitting between the first network device and the second administrative domain. A priority of each these ports is determined by priority data. The port having a highest priority is then selected to transmit said data between said first network device and said second administrative domain.
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