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Patent No.:

US 8937967 B1

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Date of Patent:
Jan. 20, 2015

Filed:

Sep. 03, 2013
Applicant:

Lightwaves Systems, Inc., Cedar Rapids, IA (US);

Inventors:

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);

Assignee:

Lightwaves Systems, Inc., Cedar Rapids, IA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 12/54 (2013.01); G06F 15/16 (2006.01); H04L 12/28 (2006.01); H04L 12/933 (2013.01); H04L 12/437 (2006.01); H04B 1/7163 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 49/15 (2013.01); H04L 12/437 (2013.01); H04B 1/7163 (2013.01);
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.


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