摘要 |
A method comprising: determining, by a network device, whether an entry, corresponding to a network address included in a packet, is stored in a table associated with the network device; transmitting, by the network device, another packet, that includes the network address, to a plurality of ports of the network device, when no entry, corresponding to the network address, is stored in the table, the other packet being different than the packet; preventing, by the network device, the packet from being transmitted until a response, to the transmitted other packet, is received via a particular port of the plurality of ports; and updating, by the network device, the table to include a particular entry corresponding to the network address when the response is received, the particular entry including: the network address, and information identifying the particular port and a corresponding system. |