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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 09, 1999
Filed:
Mar. 24, 1997
Takashi Nishimura, Kawasaki, JP;
Naohide Sekiya, Kawasaki, JP;
Takeshi Kimura, Kawasaki, JP;
Hideki Inoue, Kawasaki, JP;
Hiroshi Nagano, Kawasaki, JP;
Ikuo Taoka, Kawasaki, JP;
Fujitsu Limited, Kanagawa, JP;
Abstract
A local area network (LAN) connection method runs an existing LAN application in an asynchronous transfer mode (ATM) network to connect LANS. The LAN connection method includes the steps of (a) in a LAN emulation (LANE) protocol which operates an existing network in the ATM network, connecting LAN emulation servers (LESs) which mainly cope with addresses from medial access control (MAC) addresses to ATM addresses in emulated LANs (ELANs) by a virtual channel connection (VCC) for transferring a LAN emulation address resolution protocol (LE ARP) which inquires the ATM address from the MAC address, and (b) transferring a LE ARP request with respect to a LAN emulation client (LEC) in a second ELAN to a LES in the second ELAN when a LES in a first ELAN receives the LE ARP request from a LEC in the first ELAN.