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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 20, 2010
Filed:
Jan. 12, 2006
Hiroyuki Honma, Kawasaki, JP;
Satoru Saitoh, Kawasaki, JP;
Hiroyuki Honma, Kawasaki, JP;
Satoru Saitoh, Kawasaki, JP;
Fujitsu Limited, Kawasaki, JP;
Abstract
The present invention discloses a method for controlling a physical bandwidth of a ring-based network by employing a ring application of a data link layer that operates in a physical layer. The method includes the steps of a) requesting each of a plurality of node apparatuses included in the ring-based network to confirm whether the bandwidth can be changed, b) instructing each node of the apparatuses to prepare for the bandwidth change upon receiving a confirmation that the bandwidth can be changed, c) reporting that the preparation for the bandwidth change is completed, and d) changing the bandwidth by using a bandwidth changing function of the ring application upon receiving the report of the completion of the preparation for the bandwidth change.