Switching A Message Which Includes An Address Header Patents (Class 370/389)
- Distributed switching (Class 370/396)
- Centralized switching (Class 370/398)
- Connection set-up/disconnect (e.g., Connection Admission Control) (Class 370/395.2)
- Connection identifier assignment (Class 370/395.3)
- Assigning period of time for information to be transmitted (e.g., scheduling) (Class 370/395.4)
- Multiprotocol network (Class 370/395.5)
- Adapting detail (e.g., converting to/from ATM, or detail of ATM Adaption Layers (AALs)) (Class 370/395.6)
- Having detail of switch memory reading/writing (Class 370/395.7)
- Bridge or gateway between networks (Class 370/401)
- Plurality of rings or loops to form a mesh network (Class 370/406)
- Interconnected star couplers (Class 370/407)
- Nodes interconnected in hierarchy to form a tree (Class 370/408)
- Employing logical addressing for routing (e.g., VP or VC) (Class 370/409)
- Having a signaling feature (Class 370/410)