Apparatus for constructing ring network

US9106547B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9106547-B2
Application numberUS-201213594075-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateAug 24, 2012
Priority dateNov 29, 2006
Publication dateAug 11, 2015
Grant dateAug 11, 2015

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A first communication apparatus to be coupled to a second communication apparatus and a third communication apparatus via a ring network, including: a first port to coupled to the ring network; and a second port to coupled to the ring network; wherein the first port and the second port is set to receive a control frame from the second communication apparatus and the third communication apparatus, and either the first port or the second port is set to be disabled to relay a user frame.

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The invention claimed is: 1. A first communication apparatus to be coupled to a second communication apparatus and a third communication apparatus via a ring network, comprising: a first port coupleable to the second communication apparatus via a link of the ring network; and a second port coupleable to the third communication apparatus via a link of the ring network; wherein both the first port and the second port are set to send and receive a first control frame to and from…

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What does patent US9106547B2 cover?
A first communication apparatus to be coupled to a second communication apparatus and a third communication apparatus via a ring network, including: a first port to coupled to the ring network; and a second port to coupled to the ring network; wherein the first port and the second port is set to receive a control frame from the second communication apparatus and the third communication apparatu…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Sakurai Hiroto, Alaxala Networks Corp
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification H04L43/10. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Aug 11 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).