Transport network and method

Details Transport network and method Transport network and method

2006-11-07

2006-11-07

Harper, Kevin C. (Department: 2616)

Multiplex communications

Pathfinding or routing

Switching a message which includes an address header

Reexamination Certificate

active

07133403

ABSTRACT:
A transport network includes a flexible topology for internally defining transport elements. The transport elements each include a port group having a plurality of geographically distributed ports from the transport network. Point-to-multipoint connectivity is defined between the ports in a port group. An identifier represents the port group as a single element to internal and/or external elements for protocol exchanges.

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