Packet switching resource management within nodes
 Method and apparatus for making limited internal-node communication facilities externally visible in a packet switching network. Internal-node communication facilities are called intranode links, can include any cable, channel, bus, etc. over which data passes, and are used to connect the multiple subnodes within a given node. Each subnode contains a switching mechanism and routes packets to other nodes, subnodes, or user applications. Each node provides network control functions such as topology, directory, path selection, and bandwidth management which can manage intranode links in the same manner that internode links are currently managed. 
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John G. Marc A. Marcia L. Gerald A. Jeffrey H. Roch Kenneth H. John E.
Dudley Kaplan Peters Marin Derby Guerin Potter, Jr. Drake, Jr.