Method of transmitting ethernet frame in network bridge and the bridge
US8799741B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 17, 2011 |
| Grant date | Aug 5, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 9, 2032 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L12/4625
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Provided is a method of transmitting an Ethernet frame via a network bridge, the method includes receiving a frame header from a previous node connected to the network bridge; receiving a header cyclic redundancy check (CRC) flag and header CRC with respect to the frame header from the previous node; determining whether to forward the Ethernet frame including the frame header by referring to the header CRC flag and the header CRC; and forwarding the Ethernet frame from the previous node to a next node connected to the network bridge according to the determination.
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