Ethernet wide area network and method

Details Ethernet wide area network and method Ethernet wide area network and method

2006-02-22

2009-12-15

Phan, Man (Department: 2419)

Multiplex communications

Pathfinding or routing

Switching a message which includes an address header

C370S389000, C370S395430, C370S401000, C709S227000, C709S238000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07633951

ABSTRACT:
An ethernet wide area network (10) has a number of interconnected network ethernet switches (12). A first local area network (18) has a first local area ethernet switch (16) and is connected to one (14) of the interconnected network ethernet switches (12). A second local area network (24) has a second local area ethernet switch (22) connected to a second (20) of the interconnected network ethernet switches (12).

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