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Protocol-less bridges for local area networks

Linge et al., 1991

Document ID
16347127699790165177
Author
Linge N
Ball E
Tasker R
Kummer P
Publication year
Publication venue
Third IEE Conference on Telecommunications 1991

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The protocol-less bridge technique for interconnecting LANs is designed to provide all of the desirable bridge functions, including traffic load sharing, without the restrictions of bridge protocols and source routeing. In this respect, the scheme does not require any formal …
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