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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 19, 2002
Filed:
Dec. 23, 1999
Kevin Hong, Spring Lake Park, MN (US);
Bhat V Damodar, Bangalore, IN;
Sundararajan Narasimhan, Banglore, IN;
Dale W. Martenson, Mounds View, MN (US);
Raghu Sharma, North Oaks, MN (US);
Jeffrey P. Davis, Ham Lake, MN (US);
Gregory R. Johnson, New Brighton, MN (US);
Multi-Tech Systems, Inc., Mounds View, MN (US);
Abstract
A remote communications server system enables multiple remote users simultaneous access to a network. The system connects a plurality of on-line sessions across multiple communication lines to the network. A unique combination of multiple buses, multiple processors, and a segmented design creates a distributed processing communications system having high throughput without the stability problems associated with gigabit bus speeds. Furthermore, the system supports a mixture of communication links and allows the substitution of one service type for another without affecting the remaining communication links. The system is scalable in that segments can be added as needed and the number of lines handled by a segment can be increased.