发明名称 |
System and method for integrating ring-protocol-compatible devices into network configurations that also include non-ring-protocol compatible devices |
摘要 |
Various systems and methods for integrating ring-protocol-compatible devices into network configurations that also include non-ring-protocol-compatible devices are disclosed. One such method, which can be performed by a network node that supports a ring protocol, involves generating a ring protocol packet and sending that ring protocol packet to a neighboring node. The ring protocol packet includes information, and the presence of this information within the packet causes a network device that receives the ring protocol packet to drop the ring protocol packet unless the network device supports a ring protocol. The information can include a reserved address (e.g., in the destination address field of the packet) as well as a ring protocol identifier. |
申请公布号 |
US8687523(B2) |
申请公布日期 |
2014.04.01 |
申请号 |
US201213350346 |
申请日期 |
2012.01.13 |
申请人 |
FLORIT LIONEL;KLESSIG ROBERT W.;TALLET FRANCOIS E.;SHUEN PAULINE;CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC. |
发明人 |
FLORIT LIONEL;KLESSIG ROBERT W.;TALLET FRANCOIS E.;SHUEN PAULINE |
分类号 |
H04L12/28 |
主分类号 |
H04L12/28 |
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