SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ISOLATING NETWORK CLIENTS
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1. An apparatus, comprising:
- at least one first network port;
at least one second network port;
a trunk circuit connected to the first network port, the trunk circuit being configured to aggregate data packets received at the first network port into a trunk group and to output trunked data packets to an output and being configured to isolate each of the network ports from each other; and
a switching unit connected to the output of the trunk circuit and to the second network port, the switching unit being configured to switch the trunked data packets to the second network port.
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Abstract
A network device includes at least one first network port, at least one second network port, a MUX unit and a switching unit. The MUX unit is connected to the at least one first network port. The MUX unit includes a trunk circuit and an output. The trunk circuit is configured to aggregate data packets received at the at least one first port into a trunk group and to output trunked data packets to the output. The switching unit is connected to the output of the MUX unit and to the at least one second network port. The switching unit is configured to switch the trunked data packets to the at least one second network port.
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20 Claims
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1. An apparatus, comprising:
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at least one first network port; at least one second network port; a trunk circuit connected to the first network port, the trunk circuit being configured to aggregate data packets received at the first network port into a trunk group and to output trunked data packets to an output and being configured to isolate each of the network ports from each other; and a switching unit connected to the output of the trunk circuit and to the second network port, the switching unit being configured to switch the trunked data packets to the second network port. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An apparatus, comprising:
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multiple network ports; a trunk circuit connected to a first network port of the multiple network ports, the trunk circuit being configured to aggregate data packets received at the first network port into a trunk group and to output trunked data packets to an output, wherein the trunk circuit comprises an isolation circuit that is configured to isolate at least the first network port from a second network port of the network ports; and a switching unit connected to the output and to the second network port of the multiple network ports, the switching unit being configured to switch the trunked data packets to the second network port. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method, comprising:
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providing multiple network ports including a first network port and a second network port; isolating at least the first network port from the second network port; receiving input data packets at the first network port; trunking the input data packets received at the first network port; inputting results of the trunking into a switching unit; and switching the results of the trunking to the second network port. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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