At&t Intellectual Property I, LP

Sbc Technology Resources, Inc.

Sbc Knowledge Ventures, L.p.

At&t Knowledge Ventures, LP

At&t Labs, Inc.

Frederick Robert Chang

Shih Chung Soon

Sreenivasa Rao Gorti

Jennifer Lynne Joy

Ethernet wide area networks and methods are disclosed. A disclosed example Ethernet wide area network includes a first network Ethernet switch having a first network interface and a first service interface. The first service interface is to communicate with a first local area Ethernet switch. The network also includes a second network Ethernet switch having a second network interface and a second service interface. The second service interface is to communicate with the second local area Ethernet switch. The network also includes a root node network Ethernet switch having a third network interface to communicate with the first network interface with the first network Ethernet switch and a fourth network interface to communicate with the second network interface of the second network Ethernet switch. The first, second, third and fourth network interfaces are to route packets from the first local area Ethernet switch to the second local area Ethernet switch without recognizing subscriber LAN MAC addresses associated with either the first or second local area Ethernet switches.

Ethernet wide area networks and methods

An ethernet wide area network () has a number of interconnected network ethernet switches (). A first local area network () has a first local area ethernet switch () and is connected to one () of the interconnected network ethernet switches (). A second local area network () has a second local area ethernet switch () connected to a second () of the interconnected network ethernet switches ().

Ethernet wide area network and method

A method of improving the reliability of peer-to-peer network downloads includes the steps of initiating a search from a client on a peer-to-peer network. Next, a list of servers is downloaded that satisfies the search. At least one of the servers is selected from the list of servers. Next, one of a plurality of downloading systems is selected based on a predetermined criteria. A file is downloaded using one of the plurality of downloading systems.

Method of improving the reliability of peer-to-peer network downloads

A method of improving the reliability of peer-to-peer network downloads includes the steps of initiating a search from a client on a peer-to-peer network (). Next, a list of servers is downloaded that satisfies the search (). At least one of the servers is selected from the list of servers (). Next, one of a plurality of downloading systems is selected based on a predetermined criteria (). A file is downloaded using one of the plurality of downloading systems.

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Frederick Robert Chang