发明名称 |
METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR SWITCHING BETWEEN METRO ETHERNET NETWORKS AND EXTERNAL NETWORKS |
摘要 |
According to the present invention, methods and apparatus are provided to allow efficient switching of frames for transmission between a Layer 2 Virtual Local Area Network such as a Metro Ethernet Network and an external network. Reserved inner tags are used to identify particular services. In one example, inner tags allow mapping of frames associated with a particular subnetwork onto a particular virtual circuit associated with an ATM network. |
申请公布号 |
WO2005029766(A3) |
申请公布日期 |
2005.06.02 |
申请号 |
WO2004US30510 |
申请日期 |
2004.09.16 |
申请人 |
CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC.;WU, MICHAEL;VICKROY, JOHN;INDIRESAN, ATRI |
发明人 |
WU, MICHAEL;VICKROY, JOHN;INDIRESAN, ATRI |
分类号 |
H04L12/46;H04L12/56;H04L12/66 |
主分类号 |
H04L12/46 |
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