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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 12, 2008
Filed:
Dec. 12, 2001
Kazuaki Nagamine, Kawasaki, JP;
Kazuhiko Shiba, Kawasaki, JP;
Toru Taniguchi, Kawasaki, JP;
Fujitsu Limited, Kawasaki, JP;
Abstract
The present invention provides a node device for connecting a plurality of networks. The node device comprises a plurality of input units for respectively inputting data from first transmission lines installed in each of the networks, a plurality of output units for respectively outputting data to second transmission lines installed in each of the networks, and a switching unit for switching the data input from the input units to the output units. The input unit that inputs data from a transmission line shared by the networks among the first transmission lines has a higher transmission speed than other input units.