发明名称 |
Bridging techniques for local area networks |
摘要 |
A communications system includes one or more channels each comprising a plurality of LANs having multiple stations. The LANs of a particular channel are interconnected by a bridge interface, the respective bridge interfaces being connected by a backbone network. Each station is capable of transmitting a data packet including a header having either a 0 or 1 bridge flag, LAN stations being responsive only to data packets having a 0 bridge flag and bridge interfaces only to packets having a 1 bridge flag. Intra-LAN communications are thus effected by data packets having headers with 0 bridge flages while inter-LAN communications are effected by transmitting a packet with a 1 bridge flag from a source station which is coupled to the destination station by the bridge which also changes the bridge flag to 0. A special "broadcast" header is used to effect communications when the LAN or channel of the destination station is unknown.
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申请公布号 |
US4707827(A) |
申请公布日期 |
1987.11.17 |
申请号 |
US19860842518 |
申请日期 |
1986.03.21 |
申请人 |
ZENITH ELECTRONICS CORPORATION |
发明人 |
BIONE, ANGELO A.;SIRAZI, SEMIR |
分类号 |
H04L12/46;(IPC1-7):H04J3/02 |
主分类号 |
H04L12/46 |
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