Method for configuring distributed internet protocol gateways with lan emulation
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1. A method for configuring a communication network having:
- i) a plurality of network switches, at least some of the network switches having routing capabilities, each network routing switch further having a unique internet protocol (IP) address, ii) a plurality of local area networks (LANs), each LAN having at least one communicating device with a unique IP address, each LAN further connected to a corresponding network routing switch, and iii) a switched network connected to the plurality of network routing switches, said method comprising the steps of;
defining a first subnet, said first subnet comprising a set of selected network routing switches and a set of selected communication devices;
assigning a common IP address and a common medium access control (MAC) address to each of the network routing switches in said set of selected network routing switches; and
assigning said common IP address as a gateway address to each of the communication devices in said set of selected communication devices.
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Abstract
A communication network having a plurality of routers, each connected to a host system by a LAN network and interconnected by a switched network, the common network using a shared or common IP and MAC address in the routers forming a subnet. Host systems on the same subnet use the shared or common IP address as their default gateway address when accessing host systems on another subnet.
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1. A method for configuring a communication network having:
- i) a plurality of network switches, at least some of the network switches having routing capabilities, each network routing switch further having a unique internet protocol (IP) address, ii) a plurality of local area networks (LANs), each LAN having at least one communicating device with a unique IP address, each LAN further connected to a corresponding network routing switch, and iii) a switched network connected to the plurality of network routing switches, said method comprising the steps of;
defining a first subnet, said first subnet comprising a set of selected network routing switches and a set of selected communication devices; assigning a common IP address and a common medium access control (MAC) address to each of the network routing switches in said set of selected network routing switches; and assigning said common IP address as a gateway address to each of the communication devices in said set of selected communication devices. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
- i) a plurality of network switches, at least some of the network switches having routing capabilities, each network routing switch further having a unique internet protocol (IP) address, ii) a plurality of local area networks (LANs), each LAN having at least one communicating device with a unique IP address, each LAN further connected to a corresponding network routing switch, and iii) a switched network connected to the plurality of network routing switches, said method comprising the steps of;
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7. A method for configuring a communication network having:
- i) a plurality of network switches, at least some of the network switches having routing capabilities, each network routing switch further having a unique internet protocol (IP) address, ii) a plurality of local area networks (LANs), each LAN having at least one communicating device with a unique IP address, each LAN further connected to a corresponding network switch, iii) a central router having a unique IP address, and iv) a switched network connected to the central router and to the plurality of network routing switches, said method comprising the steps of;
defining a first subnet, said first subnet comprising the central router, a set of selected network routing switches, and a set of selected communication devices; assigning a common IP address and a common medium access control (MAC) address to the central router; assigning said common IP address and said common MAC address to each of the network routing switches in said set of selected network routing switches; and assigning said common IP address as a gateway address to each of the communication devices in said set of selected communication devices. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
- i) a plurality of network switches, at least some of the network switches having routing capabilities, each network routing switch further having a unique internet protocol (IP) address, ii) a plurality of local area networks (LANs), each LAN having at least one communicating device with a unique IP address, each LAN further connected to a corresponding network switch, iii) a central router having a unique IP address, and iv) a switched network connected to the central router and to the plurality of network routing switches, said method comprising the steps of;
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