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Automatic route determination method

  • US 5,719,861 A
  • Filed: 06/14/1996
  • Issued: 02/17/1998
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/15/1995
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. In a network comprising a plurality of nodes each operating with a routing protocol and a plurality of network elements each connecting between adjacent nodes and having no routing protocol, wherein a network element is managed by adjacent nodes connected through the network element, a method for transferring a message from a first node to a destination network element, comprising the steps of:

  • a) broadcasting a request signal from the first node to the network, the request signal including source information indicating the first node and destination information indicating the destination network element;

    b) sending a response signal from a second node back to the first node, the second node managing the destination network element and normally communicating with the destination network element; and

    c) transferring the message from the first node to the destination network element via the second node.

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