公开(公告)号：US06175865B1

公开(公告)日：2001-01-16

申请号：US09190695

申请日：1998-11-12

申请人： Daniel J. Dove ,  Bruce W. Melvin

发明人： Daniel J. Dove ,  Bruce W. Melvin

IPC分类号： G06F1300

CPC分类号： H04L41/0896 ,  G06F13/4072

摘要： Apparatus is disclosed for automatically configuring network media connections of end node interfaces as well as node interfaces that operate as a hub, a switch or a repeater in a Local Area Network. The apparatus utilizes a pseudo-random sequencer to prevent lock step operation whereby the connections cannot be properly configured.

摘要翻译： 公开了用于自动配置端节点接口的网络媒体连接以及作为局域网中的集线器，交换机或中继器的节点接口的装置。 该装置利用伪随机定序器来防止锁定步骤操作，从而不能正确地配置连接。

公开(公告)号：US06460078B1

公开(公告)日：2002-10-01

申请号：US09691726

申请日：2000-10-18

申请人： Daniel J. Dove ,  Bruce W. Melvin

发明人： Daniel J. Dove ,  Bruce W. Melvin

IPC分类号： G06F1300

CPC分类号： H04L41/0896 ,  G06F13/4072

摘要： Apparatus is disclosed for automatically configuring network media connections of end node interfaces as well as node interfaces that operate as a hub, a switch or a repeater in a Local Area Network. The apparatus utilizes a pseudo-random sequencer to prevent lock step operation whereby the connections cannot be properly configured.

摘要翻译： 公开了用于自动配置端节点接口的网络媒体连接以及作为局域网中的集线器，交换机或中继器的节点接口的装置。 该装置利用伪随机定序器来防止锁定步骤操作，从而不能正确地配置连接。

公开(公告)号：US08072884B2

公开(公告)日：2011-12-06

申请号：US10730390

申请日：2003-12-08

申请人： Bruce W. Melvin ,  Robert L. Faulk, Jr.

发明人： Bruce W. Melvin ,  Robert L. Faulk, Jr.

IPC分类号： H04L12/26 ,  H04L12/54

CPC分类号： H04L47/10 ,  H04L47/26

摘要： A method and system for initiating selective flow control within a network multiplexer. Each port of a network multiplexer is associated with high and low threshold values, as well as a list of indications of ports that have requested the port to initiate flow control and a list of indications of ports which the port has requested to initiate flow control. A port that, by queuing a message descriptor to the transmit queue of a destination port, causes the number of message descriptors queued to the transmit queue of a destination port to equal or exceed its high threshold, is flow controlled by the destination port. When the number of message descriptors queued to the transmit queue of a destination port that previously equaled or exceeded the high threshold falls below the low threshold, all ports flow controlled by the destination ports are released from flow control.

摘要翻译： 一种用于在网络多路复用器内启动选择性流控制的方法和系统。 网络多路复用器的每个端口与高和低阈值相关联，以及已请求端口启动流量控制的端口的指示列表以及端口已经请求启动流量控制的端口的指示的列表。 通过将消息描述符排队到目的地端口的发送队列的端口使得将目的地端口的发送队列排队的消息描述符的数量等于或超过其高阈值，由目的端口进行流量控制。 当队列到先前等于或超过高阈值的目标端口的传输队列的消息描述符数量低于低阈值时，目标端口流控制的所有端口都将从流控制中释放出来。

公开(公告)号：US6067619A

公开(公告)日：2000-05-23

申请号：US160467

申请日：1998-09-24

申请人： Bruce W. Melvin ,  Bharat K. Singh

发明人： Bruce W. Melvin ,  Bharat K. Singh

IPC分类号： G06F9/445 ,  H04L12/24 ,  G06F15/177

CPC分类号： H04L41/0803 ,  G06F9/4411

摘要： A configuration apparatus for network devices. A plurality of LEDS on the front panel of a network device has a primary mode, displaying device and port status. These LEDS are grouped in a matrix, consisting of pairs of LEDS arranged in a plurality of parallel columns. Textual information may be provided adjacent each of the pairs, to describe an associated secondary mode, for configuration of the features and operational states of the device. When a configuration switch and mode control circuitry are enabled, drivers for the LEDS are disconnected from the ports. A configuration cycle is initiated, during which at least some of the LEDS provide visual cues to the user for carrying out the configuration operations. Sequential and unison blinking of the LEDS, as a group, individually, and in pairs, confirms reconfiguration opportunity, selection, and execution, for each secondary function.

摘要翻译： 一种用于网络设备的配置设备。 网络设备前面板上的多个LEDS具有主模式，显示设备和端口状态。 这些LEDS被分组成矩阵，由多个平行列排列的LED对组成。 可以在每个对之间提供文本信息，以描述相关联的辅助模式，用于配置设备的特征和操作状态。 当启用配置开关和模式控制电路时，LEDS的驱动器与端口断开连接。 启动配置周期，在此期间，至少一些LEDS向用户提供用于执行配置操作的视觉提示。 对于每个次要功能，LEDS作为一组，单独并且成对地顺序和一致地闪烁确认重新配置的机会，选择和执行。

公开(公告)号：US5944806A

公开(公告)日：1999-08-31

申请号：US938866

申请日：1997-09-26

申请人： Bruce W. Melvin ,  Bharat Singh

发明人： Bruce W. Melvin ,  Bharat Singh

IPC分类号： G06F13/16 ,  G06F13/42 ,  H04L5/22 ,  G06F13/38 ,  G06F13/40

CPC分类号： G06F13/4213

摘要： A processor performs data transactions. For a first data transfer between the processor and a first external device which uses non-multiplexed data transactions, a first address is placed on an (external) address bus and first data is transferred on an (external) address/data bus. A second data transaction is performed between the processor and a second external device which uses multiplexed data transactions. In an address phase of the second data transaction, a second address is placed on the address/data bus. In a data phase of the second transaction, second data is transferred on the address/data bus.

摘要翻译： 处理器执行数据交易。 对于处理器和使用非多路复用数据事务的第一外部设备之间的第一个数据传输，第一个地址放置在（外部）地址总线上，第一个数据在（外部）地址/数据总线上传输。 在处理器和使用复用数据事务的第二外部设备之间执行第二数据事务。 在第二数据事务的地址阶段，地址/数据总线上放置第二个地址。 在第二次交易的数据阶段，第二个数据在地址/数据总线上传送。

公开(公告)号：US06697330B1

公开(公告)日：2004-02-24

申请号：US09449841

申请日：1999-11-26

申请人： Bruce W. Melvin ,  Robert L. Faulk, Jr.

发明人： Bruce W. Melvin ,  Robert L. Faulk, Jr.

IPC分类号： H04L1254

CPC分类号： H04L47/10 ,  H04L47/26

摘要： A method and system for initiating selective flow control within a network multiplexer. Each port of a network multiplexer is associated with high and low threshold values, as well as a list of indications of ports that have requested the port to initiate flow control and a list of indications of ports which the port has requested to initiate flow control. A port that, by queuing a message descriptor to the transmit queue of a destination port, causes the number of message descriptors queued to the transmit queue of a destination port to equal or exceed its high threshold, is flow controlled by the destination port. When the number of message descriptors queued to the transmit queue of a destination port that previously equaled or exceeded the high threshold falls below the low threshold, all ports flow controlled by the destination ports are released from flow control.

摘要翻译： 一种用于在网络多路复用器内启动选择性流控制的方法和系统。 网络多路复用器的每个端口与高和低阈值相关联，以及已请求端口启动流量控制的端口的指示列表以及端口已经请求启动流量控制的端口的指示的列表。 通过将消息描述符排队到目的地端口的发送队列的端口使得将目的地端口的发送队列排队的消息描述符的数量等于或超过其高阈值，由目的端口进行流量控制。 当队列到先前等于或超过高阈值的目标端口的传输队列的消息描述符数量低于低阈值时，目标端口流控制的所有端口都将从流控制中释放出来。

公开(公告)号：US06272552B1

公开(公告)日：2001-08-07

申请号：US09160463

申请日：1998-09-24

申请人： Bruce W. Melvin ,  Bharat K. Singh

发明人： Bruce W. Melvin ,  Bharat K. Singh

IPC分类号： G06F1516

CPC分类号： H04L29/06 ,  H04L12/413 ,  H04L69/14

摘要： A dual channel 100Base-T link for use between devices in a computer network system. The IEEE 802.3 standard for bus network systems calls for a device interconnection cable which includes four twisted pairs of wire. For 10BaseT and 100Base-T systems, the 802.3 standard specifies the use of only two of the four pairs. The present link includes a special Media Access Controller having dual channel interconnections, and primary and secondary Media Independent Interfaces and Physical Layers. This provides first and second communication channels which are parallel, but cooperating. The second channel is connected to the normally unused two pairs in the cable, effectively doubling the bandwidth of the link without running a new cable.

摘要翻译： 双通道100Base-T链路，用于计算机网络系统中的设备之间。 总线网络系统的IEEE 802.3标准要求一个设备互连电缆，其中包括四条双绞线。 对于10BaseT和100Base-T系统，802.3标准规定仅使用四对中的两个。 本链接包括具有双通道互连的特殊媒体访问控制器，以及主和辅助媒体独立接口和物理层。 这提供了平行但协作的第一和第二通信信道。 第二个通道连接到电缆中通常不使用的两对，有效地使链路的带宽倍增，而不需要运行新的电缆。

公开(公告)号：US06724768B1

公开(公告)日：2004-04-20

申请号：US09449840

申请日：1999-11-26

申请人： Bruce W. Melvin

发明人： Bruce W. Melvin

IPC分类号： H04L1254

CPC分类号： H04L47/32 ,  H04L47/283 ,  H04L49/90 ,  H04L49/901

摘要： A method and system for preventing the transmission of stale communications packets by a network multiplexer. Common network hardware and protocol specifications require that communications delayed in transit through a network multiplexer must be discarded after a specified period of time. The method and system employ single bit flags within transmit queue entries to flag queue entries that become stale due to the passage of time while communications packets received by a network multiplexer are stored within the network multiplexer for subsequent transmission. A global clock within the network multiplexer invokes a transmit queue monitoring function at one-second intervals. The transmit queue monitoring function discards queue entries having single bit flag values of “1,” and sets the bit flag values of the remaining queue entries to “1”. In this manner, queue entries are discarded after residing within the queue for between slightly more than one second and slightly less than two seconds. Known queue entries can reside in the queue for two seconds or longer.

摘要翻译： 一种用于防止由网络多路复用器传输过时的通信分组的方法和系统。 通用网络硬件和协议规范要求在指定的时间内必须丢弃通过网络多路复用器传输延迟的通信。 该方法和系统在发送队列条目内使用单个比特标志来标记由于时间的流逝而变得陈旧的队列条目，而由网络多路复用器接收的通信分组存储在网络多路复用器中用于随后的传输。 网络多路复用器中的全局时钟以一秒的间隔调用发送队列监视功能。 发送队列监控功能丢弃具有单位标志值“1”的队列条目，并将剩余队列条目的比特标志值设置为“1”。 以这种方式，在驻留在队列中稍稍超过一秒和略少于两秒的队列条目被丢弃。 已知的队列条目可以驻留在队列中两秒或更长时间。

公开(公告)号：US6041065A

公开(公告)日：2000-03-21

申请号：US910652

申请日：1997-08-13

申请人： Bruce W. Melvin

发明人： Bruce W. Melvin

IPC分类号： H04L12/56 ,  H04L29/06 ,  A61K9/20 ,  A61K9/16 ,  A61K9/22

CPC分类号： H04L49/351 ,  H04L69/18 ,  H04L69/24

摘要： A multi-segment repeater includes a first inter-repeater bus and a second inter-repeater bus. A first repeater circuit is connected to the first inter-repeater bus and to the second inter-repeater bus. The first repeater circuit includes a 10 megabit repeater core, and one or more 100 megabit repeater cores. A selector selects which of the repeater cores is to be connected to the first inter-repeater bus. Additionally, provision is made to allow a 100 megabit repeater core to be connected to the second inter-repeater bus.

摘要翻译： 多段中继器包括第一中继器总线和第二中继器总线。 第一中继器电路连接到第一中继器总线和第二中继器总线。 第一中继器电路包括10兆位中继器核心和一个或多个100兆位中继器核心。 选择器选择要连接到第一中继器总线的哪个中继器核。 此外，提供允许100兆位中继器核连接到第二中继器总线。

公开(公告)号：US5802333A

公开(公告)日：1998-09-01

申请号：US785940

申请日：1997-01-22

申请人： Bruce W. Melvin

发明人： Bruce W. Melvin

IPC分类号： G06F13/36 ,  H04L12/56 ,  G06F13/00 ,  G06F13/38

CPC分类号： H04L49/351

摘要： A combination of a standardized high speed switch interconnect scheme and global management makes a stack of multiple switches appear as one large managed high speed switch without impeding the transmission of information between individual switches within the managed switch, thereby providing a high speed connection between networking devices. Standard two port PCI bridges are interconnected such that an apparent three port bridge is created. This allows a transaction between systems to occur without interrupting intermediate systems. By logically connecting the PCI bus of one system to that of another, a processor in one system is allowed to access all devices in all the systems that are connected in the stack. In this way only one processor or management entity is required to configure and control a group of stacked systems.

摘要翻译： 标准化的高速交换机互连方案和全局管理的组合使得多个交换机的堆叠成为一个大型管理的高速交换机，而不会妨碍被管理的交换机内各个交换机之间的信息传输，从而提供网络设备之间的高速连接 。 标准的两端口PCI桥互连，从而创建一个明显的三端口桥。 这允许系统之间的事务发生而不中断中间系统。 通过将一个系统的PCI总线逻辑连接到另一个系统的PCI总线，允许一个系统中的处理器访问在堆栈中连接的所有系统中的所有设备。 以这种方式，只需要一个处理器或管理实体来配置和控制一组堆叠系统。