Frame switching device and address learning method
US8243741B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 6, 2009 |
| Grant date | Aug 14, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 25, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L61/103
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A frame switching device includes a plurality of ports sending a sending frame and receiving a receiving frame; an address entry memory storing an address entry; a flooding processor executing flooding process; a flooding determination unit determining whether the flooding occurrence for the address satisfies a predetermined condition; a notification transmitting unit transmitting a searching frame; a notification receiving unit for receiving a predetermined notification for the address entry related to the address in flooding occurrence from an other frame switching device; and an address entry registration unit registering the address entry in the address entry memory.
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