Patent ID: 8149853
Filing Date: 2012-04-03
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. For use with a first local area network having a first local area Ethernet switch and a second local area network having a second local area Ethernet switch, an Ethernet wide area network, comprising: a first network Ethernet switch having a first network interface and a first service interface, the first service interface to communicate with the first local area Ethernet switch; a second network Ethernet switch having a second network interface and a second service interface, the second service interface to communicate with the second local area Ethernet switch; and a root node network Ethernet switch having a third network interface to communicate with the first network interface of the first network Ethernet switch and a fourth network interface to communicate with the second network interface of the second network Ethernet switch, the first, second, third and fourth network interfaces to route packets from the first local area Ethernet switch to the second local area Ethernet switch without recognizing subscriber local area network medium access control addresses associated with either the first or second local area Ethernet switches.