Spanning Tree Alternate Routing Bridge Protocol
- Summary
- Bridges ( 10, 12, 14 ) Are Used To Interconnect Local Area Networks Transparently. In The Ieee 802.1D Standard For Bridges, A Spanning Tree Is Built Among The Bridges For Loop-Free Frame Forwarding (<Figref Idref="Drawings">Fig. 10</Figref>). Although This Approach Is Simple, It Does Not Support All-Pair Shortest Paths. A Novel Bridge Protocol Is Employed That Attempts To Find And Forward Frames Over Alternate Paths That Are Shorter Than Their Corresponding Tree Paths On The Standard Spanning Tree, And Makes Use Of The Standard Spanning Tree For Default Forwarding. The Proposed Protocol, Referred To As The Spanning Tree Alternate Routing (Star) Bridge Protocol, Is Backward Compatible With The Ieee 802.1D Standard And Has A Complexity That Is Comparable To That Of The Standard And Other Existing Protocols.
- Supplementary Information
- Patent Number: US7027453B2
Application Number: US2001977115A
Inventor: Lui, King Shan | Lee, Whay Chiou
Priority Date: 13 Oct 2000
Priority Number: US7027453B2
Application Date: 13 Oct 2001
Publication Date: 11 Apr 2006
IPC Current: H04L001228 | H04L001246 | H04L001256
US Class: 370408 | 709252
Assignee Applicant: General Instrument Corporation,Horsham,PA
Title: Spanning tree alternate routing bridge protocol
Usefulness: Spanning tree alternate routing bridge protocol
Summary: For bridges between networks that are used to interconnect local area networks transparently.
Novelty: Spanning tree alternate routing bridge protocol to interconnect local area networks transparently in way that supports all-pair shortest paths
- Industry
- ICT/Telecom
- Sub Category
- Telecommunication
- Application No.
- US2001977115A
- Country/Region
- Hong Kong
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