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Patent No.:

US 7496681 B1

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Date of Patent:
Feb. 24, 2009

Filed:

Apr. 26, 2004
Applicant:

Trenton Corey Minyard, Garland, TX (US);

Inventor:

Trenton Corey Minyard, Garland, TX (US);

Assignee:

Nortel Networks Limited, St. Laurent, Quebec, CA;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 15/173 (2006.01); G06F 15/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

A virtual synchrony wide area network () which has at least a first local area network (LAN) () and a second LAN (). A first router () and a second router () are connected to the first LAN (), and a third router () and a fourth router () are connected to the second LAN (). A point-to-point link () is connected between the first and third routers, () between the first and fourth routers, () between the second and third routers, and () between the second and fourth routers. Each router is provided with computer program code () for controlling the flow of messages through the routers and to maintain local total order with minimal latency.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Minyard, Trenton. (2009). System and method for extending virtual synchrony to wide area networks (U.S. Patent No. 7496681). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/7496681

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