Multiplex communications – Wide area network – Packet switching
Patent
1991-09-20
1994-01-18
Chin, Wellington
Multiplex communications
Wide area network
Packet switching
370 8514, 370 941, 370 60, H04L 1246, H04L 1248
Patent
active
052804810
ABSTRACT:
A method and apparatus for using switched telecommunications services to emulate a local area network (LAN) medium. The method and apparatus convert a public switched network or an equivalent private network into a LAN cabling method for connecting distant devices using the same communications software as used in traditionally wired LANs.
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Baker Bennett C.
Chang Eugene Y.
Richardson David B.
Chin Wellington
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