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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 27, 2009
Filed:
Dec. 16, 2002
Thomas Slade Maddern, Wimborne, GB;
Richard John Proctor, Wimborne, GB;
Geoffrey Chopping, Wimborne, GB;
Henry Anthony Branfield, Great Missenden, GB;
David Ian Scott, Solihull, GB;
Thomas Slade Maddern, Wimborne, GB;
Richard John Proctor, Wimborne, GB;
Geoffrey Chopping, Wimborne, GB;
Henry Anthony Branfield, Great Missenden, GB;
David Ian Scott, Solihull, GB;
Ericsson AB, Stockholm, SE;
Abstract
A network has a plurality of nodes, wherein at least one of the plurality of nodes includes a switch arranged to carry out a Simple Transit Core Function and three or more of the plurality of nodes include a Single Link Interface which Single Link Interface has associated Output Attributes and/or Input Cognizant Attributes. Each Simple Transit Core Function at one node is not logically connected to another Simple Transit Core Function at another node. Each Simple Transit Core Function at one node is logically connected to at least three Single Link Interfaces at other nodes. The nodes including Single Link Interfaces which are connected to one instance of a node arranged to carry out a Simple Transit Core Function are controlled by respective Intercommunicating Connection Acceptance Control Processes according to the respective Output Attributes and/or Input Cognizant Attributes.