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US 2006/0153213 A1Published application
Ethernet wide area network and method
AssigneeAT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
InventorsFrederick Chang, Shih Soon
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Abstract
An ethernet wide area network (10) has a number of interconnected network ethernet switches (12). A first local area network (18) has a first local area ethernet switch (16) and is connected to one (14) of the interconnected network ethernet switches (12). A second local area network (24) has a second local area ethernet switch (22) connected to a second (20) of the interconnected network ethernet switches (12).
Claims14
1-23. (canceled)
An ethernet wide area network, comprising:
- a plurality of interconnected network ethernet switches;
- a first local area network having a first local area ethernet switch connected to one of the plurality of interconnected network ethernet switches;
- and
- a second local area network having a second local area ethernet switch connected to a second of the plurality of interconnected network ethernet switches.
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An ethernet wide area network, comprising:
- a first local area network having a first root node;
- a virtual bridge connected to the first root node wherein the virtual bridge comprises a plurality of interconnected network ethernet switches;
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- a second local area network have a second root node connected to the virtual bridge.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.