发明名称 |
MEDIA ACCESS CONTROL BRIDGING IN A MESH NETWORK |
摘要 |
<p>A network comprising a switch configured to learn a source address (SA) for a source node with a source port that receives a frame comprising the SA if the SA is not previously learned on another port and to subsequently forward any frame comprising a destination address (DA) for a destination node that matches the learned SA on the source port associated with the SA. A network comprising a switch configured to flood a frame received on a receiving port if the frame comprises a DA that is not previously learned on a source port and to distinguish the flooded frame from other forwarded frames by labeling the flooded frame, wherein the frame is flooded on a plurality of ports. A method comprising disabling a plurality of filtering database (FDB) entries that correspond to a plurality of addresses that are associated with a port, and sending the addresses in a control frame.</p> |
申请公布号 |
EP2422493(B1) |
申请公布日期 |
2013.09.04 |
申请号 |
EP20100715439 |
申请日期 |
2010.04.19 |
申请人 |
FUTUREWEI TECHNOLOGIES, INC. |
发明人 |
MACK-CRANE, T. BENJAMIN;SULTAN, ROBERT;DUNBAR, LINDA |
分类号 |
H04L12/701;H04L12/931 |
主分类号 |
H04L12/701 |
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