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Routing data units between different address domains

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  • US 7,945,722 B2
  • Filed: 09/29/2010
  • Issued: 05/17/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/18/2003
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method for routing data units, comprising:

  • coupling a plurality of devices to a corresponding plurality of physical interfaces, each physical interface having a respective configurable status and a respective address domain, wherein in a first status the physical interface is transparent, and in a second status the physical interface is non-transparent;

    setting the status of each of the plurality of physical interfaces as transparent or non-transparent; and

    switching data units between the physical interfaces using mapped address input/output, switching data units including masking the respective address domains for interfaces configured as non-transparent.

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