Multiport LAN bridge

Details Multiport LAN bridge Multiport LAN bridge

1992-11-12

1995-09-05

Kizou, Hassan

Multiplex communications

Wide area network

Packet switching

370 859, 370 93, 34082552, H04L 1246

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054485657

ABSTRACT:
A multiport bridge includes a plurality of Bridge Port Frame Handler (BPFH) units coupled through a Source Routing bus and a Transparent Bridge Bus to a microcontroller, a Packet Memory and a Transparent Bridge Control Management System (TBCMS). Each Bridge Port Frame Handler unit receives Frames from its attached LAN, forwards selected portions of Source Routing Frames to other Bridge Port Frame Handler Units for further processing. Likewise, selected portions of Transparent Bridge Frames are forwarded to the TBCMS whereat routing information and signature information is extracted and returned to the forwarding BPFH unit for further processing.

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patent: 5210748 (1993-05-01), Ohishi et al.
patent: 5245606 (1993-09-01), Desouza
Electronic Design, vol. 38, No. 8, Apr. 26, 1990, pp. 75-90.

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