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Patent Title: Method and system for enhancing communications efficiency in data communications networks wherein broadcast occurs

Assignee: IBM
Patent Number: US6198747
Issue Date: 03-06-2001
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File Date:01-30-1998


Abstract: Provided are a method and system for use within at least one network wherein broadcast occurs. The method and system achieve their objects as follows. In response to reception of a data frame with at least one destination indicator ordinarily requiring broadcast to a first defined group of stations, at least one attribute of the received data frame is examined. In response to the step of examining, the received data frame is transmitted to a defined second group of stations, smaller in number than the first group of stations.

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