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Aggregation of mac data flows through pre-established path between ingress and egress switch to reduce number of number connections

  • US 6,151,324 A
  • Filed: 06/03/1996
  • Issued: 11/21/2000
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/03/1996
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method of forwarding a data packet along a pre-established path in a switched communications network, the method comprising:

  • receiving a MAC frame packet at an ingress switch, the packet including a source address of a source node and a destination address of a destination node;

    determining a virtual path ID that describes the pre-established path from the ingress switch to an egress switch attached to the destination node through one or more intervening switches;

    adding the virtual path ID to the packet to create a modified packet;

    sending the modified packet on the pre-established path to the egress switch.

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