Multiplex communications – Pathfinding or routing – Switching a message which includes an address header
Reexamination Certificate
2009-03-27
2011-10-18
Pham, Chi (Department: 2471)
Multiplex communications
Pathfinding or routing
Switching a message which includes an address header
C370S401000, C370S469000, C370S471000
Reexamination Certificate
active
08040890
ABSTRACT:
A method and apparatus are provided for creating a virtual hierarchical local area network. The method and apparatus provide a hierarchical framing technique that allows a network architecture to realize a local area network hierarchy within the network. In this manner, a first local area network hierarchy is defined by communication in a first frame format between a first set of network devices and a second set of network devices. A second local area network hierarchy is defined by communication in a second frame format between members of the second set of network devices. The second frame format includes the fields of a frame in the first frame format that is used to communicate between the first set of communication devices and the second set of communication devices.
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Didiodato Louis
Mancour Timothy
Sodder Arnold
Enterasys Networks Inc.
Hyun Soon-Dong
McCarter & English LLP
Pham Chi
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