METHOD FOR SETTING IDENTITY OF GATEWAY DEVICE AND MANAGEMENT GATEWAY DEVICE

摘要

Disclosed are a method for setting an identity of a gateway device and a management gateway device. The method comprises: acquiring a negotiation packet from a gateway device; acquiring a gateway device priority carried in the negotiation packet; and setting a member identity of the gateway device according to the gateway device priority. The method and device reduce the complexity of selecting an active virtual gateway device or active virtual forwarding device among multiple gateway devices, and improve processing efficiency of a service mechanism of sharing a traffic load by multiple gateway devices.