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Method and apparatus for providing fixed bandwidth communications over a local area network

  • US 20050071494A1
  • Filed: 09/30/2003
  • Published: 03/31/2005
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/30/2003
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A method for transferring data between a wide area network and a computer system located on an Ethernet type local area network, comprising:

  • receiving data from the wide area network at a digital device that is connected to both the wide area network and the local area network, the data being destined for a computer system attached to the local area network;

    receiving a signal indicating that the data is to be transferred to the computer system at a specified bandwidth with guaranteed quality of service;

    formatting packets that contain the data to indicate that the data is to be transmitted at the requested guaranteed quality of service;

    sending the packets that contain the data to the computer system, thereby establishing a communication link between the wide area network and the local area network that transmits data at the requested guaranteed quality of service.

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