Bridge/router architecture for high performance scalable network

Details Bridge/router architecture for high performance scalable network Bridge/router architecture for high performance scalable network

1996-01-23

1998-09-01

Pan, Daniel H.

Multiplex communications

Wide area network

Packet switching

395800, 39518319, 370 8513, G06F 1516, G06F 1314

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058022783

ABSTRACT:
A high performance scalable networking bridge/router system is based on a backbone communication medium and message passing process which interconnects a plurality of input/output modules. The input/output modules vary in complexity from a simple network interface device having no switching or routing resources on board, to a fully functional bridge/router system. Also, in between these two extremes input/output modules which support distributed protocol processing are supported. A central internetworking engine includes a shared memory resource coupled to the backbone. The architecture includes a physical layer communication system for transferring control messages and data packets across the backbone, a logical layer interprocessor messaging system which operates over the physical layer across the backbone for communication between intelligent input/out modules, and between such modules in the central internetworking engine, and distributed protocol modules which are supported on intelligent input/output modules, and communicate using the logical interprocessor messaging system with the central internetworking resources.

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