Inventors:
Carson Stuart - Chapel Hill NC
Kevin R. Lingle - Knightdale NC
Claude Alan Cartee - Los Altos CA
Eric Decker - Scotts Valley CA
David A. Carroll - Apex NC
Jeffrey W. Kidd - Hillsborough NC
Kara J. Adams - Raleigh NC
Randall G. Campbell - Durham NC
Assignee:
Cisco Technology, Inc. - San Jose CA
International Classification:
H04L 12417
Abstract:
A distributed token ring (TR) bridge has a logical switch fabric that is distributed over a TR switching network of switches interconnected by trunk links. The distributed TR bridge includes a plurality of TR switches, each having a Bridge Relay Function (BRF) logically coupled to at least one Concentrator Relay Function (CRF). Distribution of the switch fabric essentially comprises logically distributing the BRF function among the network of switches.