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Fault tolerant local area network

CA 1305231 C · Owner: Plaintree Systems Inc. · Inventors: Boulton, Peter I.P.; Lee, Ernest Stewart

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APPLICANT: University of Toronto, Innovations Foundation INVENTORS: P.I.P. Boulton, E.S. Lee, TITLE: ROBUST ROOTED TREE NETWORK A B S T R A C T, A data transmission network has a plurality of modems to transmit and receive data and a nexus including at least two controllers to control the transmission of data betwen the modems. Each controller has input ports and output ports with each of the modems being connected to an input port and an output port means on each of the controllers to permit the passage of data between the modems and the controllers. Each of the controllers has one of its outputs connected to an input port of the other of the controllers so that data transmitted by one of …

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  • Granted July 14, 1992. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended July 14, 2009.
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FiledJuly 29, 1987
GrantedJuly 14, 1992
Term endedJuly 14, 2009
Patent numberCA 1305231 C
Classification (IPC)H04L5/14 +1 more

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19881991199419972000200320062009Application filedJuly 29, 1987Patent grantedJuly 14, 1992Term endedJuly 14, 2009

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