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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 13, 2011
Filed:
Jul. 27, 2007
Applicants:
Jay W. Strater, Jamison, PA (US);
Thomas L. Du Breuil, Ivyland, PA (US);
Gerald R. Johnson, Cataumet, MA (US);
Inventors:
Jay W. Strater, Jamison, PA (US);
Thomas L. Du Breuil, Ivyland, PA (US);
Gerald R. Johnson, Cataumet, MA (US);
Assignee:
General Instrument Corporation, Horsham, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 31/08 (2006.01); H04L 12/28 (2006.01); H04M 3/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Embodiments of the invention generally provide a method and apparatus for mitigating layer-2 loops in home networking applications. One embodiment of a method for mitigating layer-2 loops in a network includes detecting a loop between a first terminal in the network and a second terminal in the network, and deactivating at least one active home networking interface at the first terminal.