System for managing topology of a network in spanning tree data structure by maintaining link table and parent table in each network node

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PATENT NO 5606669
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08447999

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A topology manager within a data communication network including a number of nodes interconnected by bi-directional links, wherein each said node is provided with means for dynamically setting and storing within the node a full topology database including full parent-node-relationship references. The system is is capable of fast path determination and fast spanning tree recovery based on the topology database contents.

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  • INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Bertin, Olivier Nice, FR 20 2016
Chobert, Jean-Paul Carros, FR 5 694
Pruvost, Alain Valauris, FR 5 573

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