US PATENT SUBCLASS 370 / 256
.~.~ Spanning tree


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370 /   HD   MULTIPLEX COMMUNICATIONS

254  DF  NETWORK CONFIGURATION DETERMINATION {2}
255  DF  .~ Using a particular learning algorithm or technique {1}
256.~.~ Spanning tree


DEFINITION

Classification: 370/256

Spanning tree:

(under subclass 255) Subject matter wherein one node from a

plurality of nodes in the network is selected as a root or base node with branches interconnecting other nodes to the root node, and wherein the network configuration is determined by the relationship between the branch nodes and the root node.

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408, for packet routing in a switching network having nodes interconnected in a hierarchy to form a tree.