VIRTUAL COMMUNITY

Brand	Owner (click to sort)	Address	Description
NORTHWEST VIRTUAL COMMUNITY	Boss Internet Group	1828 West Lewis Pasco WA 99301	VIRTUAL COMMUNITY;computer services, namely, providing databases and information by means of a global computer information network featuring information concerning entertainment, games, governments, community events, cultural events, news, politics, religion, sports, software, recreation, traffic, weather, and also featuring electronic mail by users;
VIRTUAL COMMUNITY OF TODAY	COMMUNITY NETWORKS INC	300 AIRPORT EXECTIVE NANUET NY 10954	VIRTUAL COMMUNITY;providing virtual electronic sites featuring educational, entertainment, cultural and social topics on global computer network and TV;
VIRTUAL COMMUNITY OF TODAY	VERSAWARE TECHNOLOGIES INC	151 W 25TH STREET NEW YORK NY 10001	VIRTUAL COMMUNITY;providing virtual electronic sites featuring educational, entertainment, cultural and social topics on global computer network and TV;
	Where the owner name is not linked, that owner no longer owns the brand

Technical Examples

The invention uses a layer 2 switch (L2 switch), or bridge, to separate user's message traffic by use of Virtual Local Area Networks (VLANs) defined within the switch. Three new types of ports are defined, "promiscuous" ports "isolated" ports, and "community" ports. Three types of VLANs internal to the switch are defined, "primary" VLANs, "isolated" VLANs and "community" VLANs. The promiscuous ports are connected to layer 3 or layer 4 devices. Isolated ports and community ports are connected to individual user's servers, etc., and maintain traffic for each user separate from other users. The primary VLAN connects to all promiscuous ports, to all isolated ports, and to all community ports. The primary VLAN is a one way connection from promiscuous ports to isolated or community ports. An isolated VLAN connects to all promiscuous ports and to all isolated ports. The isolated VLAN is a one way connection from an isolated port to the promiscuous ports. A community VLAN is defined as connecting to a group of community ports, and also connecting to all of the promiscuous ports. The group of community ports is referred to as a "community" of community ports. A community VLAN is a one way connection from a community of ports to the promiscuous ports, but allows a packet received by one community port to be transmitted out of the switch, through the other community ports connected to that community VLAN.