Communication network apparatus and method

Details Communication network apparatus and method Communication network apparatus and method

2007-10-05

2010-11-09

Cho, Hong (Department: 2467)

Multiplex communications

Pathfinding or routing

Switching a message which includes an address header

C370S254000, C370S252000, C370S270000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07830885

ABSTRACT:
A communication network apparatus and method for routing communication signals from a source device to a receiving device. The apparatus performs only local processing on communication signals to thereby increase the speed of processing the signals. A plurality of the processing nodes are combined into a plurality of sub-networks that comprise the network apparatus. Each processing node of a sub-network need only process address information pertaining, to the node's current layer, one layer above it, if any, and one layer below it, if any.

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