Method and apparatus for switching routable frames between disparate media

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PATENT NO 6061356
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08756284

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A method and apparatus for switching/bridging frames between a heterogeneous media is disclosed. Bridges and/or switches normally bit-swap a MAC header of a frame when switching the frame between heterogeneous media. However, this practice introduces errors in address formats in certain situations. Such problems are resolved by investigating whether a frame to be switched includes local address components, and if so, these address components in the frame are manipulated to ensure that the address formats are proper for a media onto which the frame is being switched.

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ALCATEL54 RUE LA BOETIE PARIS 75008

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Terry, Philip Frank Simi Valley, CA 1 41

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