AU5194898A - Method and architecture for a wide area network - Google Patents

Method and architecture for a wide area network

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Publication number
AU5194898A
AU5194898A AU51948/98A AU5194898A AU5194898A AU 5194898 A AU5194898 A AU 5194898A AU 51948/98 A AU51948/98 A AU 51948/98A AU 5194898 A AU5194898 A AU 5194898A AU 5194898 A AU5194898 A AU 5194898A
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Prior art keywords
architecture
area network
wide area
wide
network
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Abandoned
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AU51948/98A
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Scott G. Purvis
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MCI Communications Corp
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MCI Communications Corp
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04L—TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04L12/00—Data switching networks
    • H04L12/28—Data switching networks characterised by path configuration, e.g. LAN [Local Area Networks] or WAN [Wide Area Networks]
    • H04L12/2854—Wide area networks, e.g. public data networks
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04L—TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04L45/00—Routing or path finding of packets in data switching networks
    • H04L45/02—Topology update or discovery
    • H04L45/04—Interdomain routing, e.g. hierarchical routing
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04L—TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04L61/00—Network arrangements, protocols or services for addressing or naming
    • H04L61/35—Network arrangements, protocols or services for addressing or naming involving non-standard use of addresses for implementing network functionalities, e.g. coding subscription information within the address or functional addressing, i.e. assigning an address to a function
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04L—TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04L61/00—Network arrangements, protocols or services for addressing or naming
    • H04L61/45—Network directories; Name-to-address mapping
    • H04L61/4505—Network directories; Name-to-address mapping using standardised directories; using standardised directory access protocols
    • H04L61/4511—Network directories; Name-to-address mapping using standardised directories; using standardised directory access protocols using domain name system [DNS]
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04L—TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04L61/00—Network arrangements, protocols or services for addressing or naming
    • H04L61/45—Network directories; Name-to-address mapping
    • H04L61/4552—Lookup mechanisms between a plurality of directories; Synchronisation of directories, e.g. metadirectories
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04L—TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04L61/00—Network arrangements, protocols or services for addressing or naming
    • H04L61/50—Address allocation
    • H04L61/5007—Internet protocol [IP] addresses
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04L—TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04L61/00—Network arrangements, protocols or services for addressing or naming
    • H04L61/50—Address allocation
    • H04L61/5007—Internet protocol [IP] addresses
    • H04L61/5014—Internet protocol [IP] addresses using dynamic host configuration protocol [DHCP] or bootstrap protocol [BOOTP]
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04L—TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04L61/00—Network arrangements, protocols or services for addressing or naming
    • H04L61/50—Address allocation
    • H04L61/5076—Update or notification mechanisms, e.g. DynDNS
AU51948/98A 1996-10-29 1997-10-29 Method and architecture for a wide area network Abandoned AU5194898A (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US73936096A 1996-10-29 1996-10-29
US08739360 1996-10-29
PCT/US1997/019523 WO1998019425A1 (en) 1996-10-29 1997-10-29 Method and architecture for a wide area network

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AU5194898A true AU5194898A (en) 1998-05-22

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WO (1) WO1998019425A1 (en)

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US6442169B1 (en) 1998-11-20 2002-08-27 Level 3 Communications, Inc. System and method for bypassing data from egress facilities
US6604146B1 (en) * 1999-06-15 2003-08-05 Viasat, Inc. Efficient internet service implementation for mesh satellite networks using centralized router server for distribution of destination tables
US7324635B2 (en) 2000-05-04 2008-01-29 Telemaze Llc Branch calling and caller ID based call routing telephone features
US7234001B2 (en) * 2000-12-20 2007-06-19 Nortel Networks Limited Dormant backup link for OSPF network protection
US8018876B2 (en) * 2008-08-15 2011-09-13 At&T Intellectual Property I, L.P. Routing system and method with OSPF area zero split into a two level hierarchy for route calculation

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