Patent ID: 6201787
Filing Date: 2001-03-13
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
A hub port in a hub for connecting a node port to the hub, the hub port comprising:(a) a first switching device, including a first input, a second input, a third input, and a control input;(b) a second switching device, including a first input, a second input, a third input, and a control input;(c) a hub data source connected to the first input of the first switching device and to the first input of the second switching device;(d) a node data source connected to the second input of the first switching device and to the node port;(e) a buffer data generator connected to the third input of the first switching device;(f) a loop initialization data detect circuit connected to the node data source and to the control input of the first switching device;(g) a first primitive generator connected to the second input of the second switching device;(h) a second primitive generator connected to the third input of the second switching device;(i) a loop recovery circuit connected to the control input of the second switching device.