Remote configuration of a subnet configuration table in a network device
US7099285B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 15, 2001 |
| Grant date | Aug 29, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 17, 2024 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L49/351
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A multiport switching device includes a configuration table that stores associations between addresses of subnets directly connected to the switching device and the port number of the multiport switching device that leads to the subnet. A host processor connected to the multiport switching device updates and maintains the configuration table. A remote processor communicates with the switching device through the host processor. To facilitate the communication of the remote processor with the multiport switch, the host processor executes a TCP/IP stack and the multiport switch is assigned a unique IP address.
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