Bidirectional mesh network

Details Bidirectional mesh network Bidirectional mesh network

1994-12-21

1997-02-25

Hsu, Alpus H.

Multiplex communications

Pathfinding or routing

Switching a message which includes an address header

370229, 340826, 34082505, 34082552, 342352, 342367, 342368, 455 121, H04B 7185, H04J 324

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056065515

ABSTRACT:
A communication network called a bidirectional mesh network (MSN), also called bi-MSN, is described. The bi-MSN includes a plurality of first communication loops (horizontal loops) each comprising a plurality of nodes interconnected to one another by bidirectional communication links. The bi-MSN also includes a plurality of second communication loops (vertical loops) each comprising a plurality of nodes interconnected to one another by bidirectional communication links. Each second communication loop is connected to each first communication loop at a node which is common to both the second communication loop and the first communication loop. This common node (and, in fact, each node in the bi-MSN) includes a switch to transfer packets from the first communication loop to the second communication loop, and vice versa, as a function of destination addresses contained in the packets.

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