Multiplex communications – Pathfinding or routing – Switching a message which includes an address header
Reexamination Certificate
2011-04-12
2011-04-12
Mills, Donald (Department: 2462)
Multiplex communications
Pathfinding or routing
Switching a message which includes an address header
C370S235000, C370S465000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07924837
ABSTRACT:
A method of determining local multicast information of a local area network (LAN), comprising dividing the LAN to a number of segments larger than the number of virtual LANs (VLANs) in the network and creating a layer-3 multicast routing table, which relates to each of the segments separately.
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Rodrig Benny
Shabtay Lior
Avaya Communication Israel Ltd.
Breyer Wayne S.
DeMont Jason Paul
Mills Donald
Ryan Joseph B.
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