IP Library Granted Patent US 5,606,664
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US 5,606,664 · App. 08/046,405

Apparatus and method for automatically determining the topology of a local area network

Inventors: Brian D. Brown, Shabbir A. Chowdhury, Jean-Luc Fontaine, Chao Liang, Ronald V. Schmidt, Chang J. Wang
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Granted: Feb 25, 1997 Filed: Apr 12, 1993
Inventors
Brian D. Brown
Shabbir A. Chowdhury
Jean-Luc Fontaine
Chao Liang
Ronald V. Schmidt
Chang J. Wang
Assignee (at issue)
Bay Networks, nc.

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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 5,606,664
App. No.
08/046,405
Filed
1993-04-12
Granted
1997-02-25
Kind
A