US Patent:
20090304010, Dec 10, 2009
Inventors:
Rintaro Kurebayashi - Herndon VA, US
Yoshihiko Suemura - Herndon VA, US
Osamu Matsuda - Herndon VA, US
Assignee:
NEC Corpoation of America - Irving TX
International Classification:
H04L 12/56
Abstract:
A network element provides an interworking function between plural networks. The network element includes a first network forwarding function block for forwarding packets in a first network, a first network control function block for controlling the first network forwarding function block, a second network forwarding function block for forwarding frames along a connection-oriented path in a second network, and a second network control function block for controlling the second network forwarding function block.