System and method for port mapping in a communications network switch
First Claim
1. A method of implementing a port mapping technique in a switch of a communications network, the switch comprising a plurality of ports including user ports and network ports, the user ports for connecting to user devices and the network ports for connecting to network devices, the method comprising:
- identifying a first portion of the ports as user ports;
identifying a second portion of the ports as network ports;
assigning a plurality of the user ports to a first session and a second session;
assigning a plurality of the network ports to the first session, the second session;
preventing user ports assigned to the first session from interacting with one another and network ports other than the network port assigned to the first session;
preventing the network ports assigned to the second session from interacting with one another; and
permitting the user ports assigned to the first session to interact with ports not assigned to the first session.
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Abstract
System and method for implementing a port mapping technique in a switch of a communications network, wherein the switch includes a plurality of ports including user ports and network ports, are described. In one embodiment, the method comprises identifying a first portion of the ports as user ports; identifying a second portion of the ports as network ports; assigning a plurality of the user ports to a first session; and preventing user ports assigned to the first session from interacting with one another.
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22 Claims
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1. A method of implementing a port mapping technique in a switch of a communications network, the switch comprising a plurality of ports including user ports and network ports, the user ports for connecting to user devices and the network ports for connecting to network devices, the method comprising:
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identifying a first portion of the ports as user ports; identifying a second portion of the ports as network ports; assigning a plurality of the user ports to a first session and a second session; assigning a plurality of the network ports to the first session, the second session; preventing user ports assigned to the first session from interacting with one another and network ports other than the network port assigned to the first session; preventing the network ports assigned to the second session from interacting with one another; and permitting the user ports assigned to the first session to interact with ports not assigned to the first session. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method of implementing a port mapping technique in a switch of a communications network, the switch comprising a plurality of user ports for connecting to user devices and network ports for connecting to network devices, the method comprising:
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identifying a first portion of the ports as user ports; identifying a second portion of the ports as network ports; assigning a plurality of the user ports, a plurality of the network ports to a first session; preventing user ports assigned to the first session from interacting with one another and network ports other than the network port assigned to the first session; permitting the user ports assigned to the first session to interact with ports not assigned to the first session as long as none of the network ports is assigned to the first session; and permitting the network ports assigned to the first session to interact with one another. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13)
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14. A system for implementing a port mapping technique in a switch of a communications network, the switch comprising user ports for connecting to user devices and network ports for connecting to network devices, the system comprising:
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means for assigning a plurality of the user ports, a plurality of the network ports to a first session; means for preventing user ports assigned to the first session from interacting with one another; means for permitting the user ports assigned to the first session to interact with user ports and network ports that are not assigned to the first session as long as none of the network ports is assigned to the first session; and means for permitting the network ports assigned to the first session to interact with one another. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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