부산대학교 도서관

A ring network system and a method for managing and operating the ring network system. The ring network system comprises at least two operative traffic subnetworks, a first subnetwork comprising a first set of network nodes connected by a first communication path through which signals can propagate and a second subnetwork comprising a second set of network nodes connected by a second communication path through which signals can propagate, the second set of network nodes being different from the first set of network nodes. The ring network comprises at least one shortcut comprising a first and a second switching and/or routing element being connected by a communication channel, the shortcut being part of both, the first and the second communication path.