Arrangement for switching data packets in a network switch based on subnet identifier
US6807176B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 30, 2000 |
| Grant date | Oct 19, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 24, 2022 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L45/54
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A network switch includes a switching module and network switch ports connecting respective subnetworks. The switching module includes a plurality of address tables for storing address information (e.g., layer 2 and layer 3 address and switching information), where at least one table is configured for storing subnetwork identifiers of subnetworks that are reachable by the network switch.
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