Versatile source port enforcement for data networks
US9306766B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 28, 2011 |
| Grant date | Apr 5, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 12, 2032 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L49/351
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A communication switch comprises a plurality of ports and a processing unit configured to identify source ports and destination ports from the plurality of ports on a per virtual link basis. Each virtual link comprises one or more source ports via which frames are received from one or more source nodes and one or more destination ports via which received frames are forwarded to one or more destination nodes. For at least one virtual link, the processing unit is configured to accept more than one of the plurality of ports as source ports.
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