2. Description of the Related Art A local area network (LAN) is a collection of intercon nected
data processing resources, such as computers and printers, that may communicate and …

Increasingly, business data processing systems, entertain ment systems, and personal
communications systems are implemented by computers across networks that are inter …

BACKGROUND With the proliferation of the Internet and access to various forms of media
over the Internet, including music, video, graphics, movies, and the like, there have been …

A system and method for electronically transferring data between servers in a Local Area
Network (LAN) requires a Network switch. Essentially, the Network switch incorporates a PCI …

2. Description of the Background Art Network communication Systems interconnect many
users in a network. Each user is connected to the network at a port. The network is formed by …

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Originally in a telecommunications netWork, the
sWitch ing office (hereinafter sWitch) made all decisions on call processing features, Without …

The present invention is directed to a device and method for controlling the quality of service
a data communication network and more particularly to a network terminating unit for …

The invention relates to a method of and to a system (1000) for dealing with network
congestion. A first internet-working device (100) may have several paths available (110; …

In a data communications network, an edge router comprises a buffer for storing data
packets, one or more line interface cards for routing data packets to and from the data …

The present invention relates to communication networks and, more particularly, to a method
and apparatus for capa bility based addressing in a communication network. 2. Description …