Abstract: A method for signalling of data transmission path properties is proposed. The method contains several steps at a first network endpoint device. As a first step, at least one data transmission path is provided via a client-server interface to a client device by the first network endpoint device. The data transmission path is a path through the network connecting the first network endpoint device and a second network endpoint device. As a second step, the first network endpoint device receives via a server-network interface OAM information generated by the second network endpoint device or internal network devices and terminates this received OAM information. As a third step, the first network endpoint device determines at least one data transmission property parameter from such received OAM information which was generated by the second network endpoint device or internal network devices.

Abstract: A method and apparatus is described which pertains to load sharing/trunking in a communication device used in unicast and/or multicasting interchange of information. A plurality of available ports in the interface cards of the device is identified. More than one port is selected to be configured as a Multi-Link Trunk (MLT) even through the ports may be located on different interface cards.

Abstract: A method and apparatus is described which pertains to load sharing/trunking in a communication device used in unicast and/or multicasting interchange of information. A plurality of available ports in the interface cards of the device is identified. More than one port is selected to be configured as a Multi-Link Trunk (MLT) even through the ports may be located on different interface cards.

Abstract: A method and apparatus is described which pertains to load sharing/trunking in a communication device used in unicast and/or multicasting interchange of information. A plurality of available ports in the interface cards of the device is identified. More than one port is selected to be configured as a Multi-Link Trunk (MLT) even through the ports may be located on different interface cards.

Abstract: A network device is presented comprising a filtering database, a link state database and a controller, coupled to each of the filtering database and the link state database, to process data received from remote network devices based, at least in part, on distance vector information stored in the filtering database, link state information stored in the link state database, and content of the received data.