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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 20, 2007
Filed:
Jan. 31, 2003
Bruce A. Phillips, Erie, CO (US);
Kurt A. Campbell, Lafayette, CO (US);
Steven M. Casey, Littleton, CO (US);
Charles I. Cook, Louisville, CO (US);
Donald L. Brodigan, Broomfield, CO (US);
Qi Wang, Boulder, CO (US);
Bruce A. Phillips, Erie, CO (US);
Kurt A. Campbell, Lafayette, CO (US);
Steven M. Casey, Littleton, CO (US);
Charles I. Cook, Louisville, CO (US);
Donald L. Brodigan, Broomfield, CO (US);
Qi Wang, Boulder, CO (US);
Qwest Communications International Inc., Denver, CO (US);
Abstract
Certain embodiments of the invention provide network interface devices, as well as systems and methods for using them. For instance, in accordance with some embodiments, a network interface device can comprise an isolation device, which can be configured to isolate an internal transport medium from an external transport medium, such that operational changes to the internal transport medium do not affect the external transport medium, and operational changes to the external transport medium do not affect the internal transport medium.