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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 24, 2013
Filed:
Mar. 02, 2012
Bruce D. Melick, Cedar Rapids, IA (US);
David M. Snyder, Cedar Rapids, IA (US);
Leslie D. Baych, Cedar Rapids, IA (US);
Gregory P. Probst, Iowa City, IA (US);
Philip T. Kennedy, Cedar Rapids, IA (US);
Bruce D. Melick, Cedar Rapids, IA (US);
David M. Snyder, Cedar Rapids, IA (US);
Leslie D. Baych, Cedar Rapids, IA (US);
Gregory P. Probst, Iowa City, IA (US);
Philip T. Kennedy, Cedar Rapids, IA (US);
Lightwave Systems, Inc., Cedar Rapids, IA (US);
Abstract
A system for persistently maintaining data using a network for data packets is provided. The system includes a transmission medium associated with the network, a plurality of switches operatively connected to the transmission medium. Each switch has an intelligent network controller adapted for delivering the data packets to a device operatively connected to the intelligent network controller in response to a request for the data packets from the device and further adapted for re-transmitting unexpired data packets over the network.