摘要
新闻编辑从发明人提供的背景信息中获得了以下引文：“多供应商通信网络是支持来自两个或多个供应商(例如制造商或供应商)的工具的网络。实际上，在通信网络中可以实现不同的应用程序和不同的平台，以解决不同的问题并支持不同的用户需求。类似地，多域网络是由两个相互连接的域组成的协调网络。例如，跨越多个不同地理位置、部门或业务职能的企业可以为不同地理位置、部门或业务职能实现多个不同域。
Abstract
News editors obtained the following quote from the background information suppli ed by the inventors: “A multi-vendor communications network is a network that su pports tools from two or more vendors (e.g., manufacturers or providers). For in stance, different applications and different platforms may be implemented in a c ommunications network to solve different problems and support different user nee ds. Similarly, a multi-domain network is a coordinated network composed of two o r more interconnected domains. For instance, an enterprise that spans multiple d ifferent geographic locations, departments, or business functions may implement a plurality of different domains for the different geographic locations, departm ents, or business functions.”
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