发明名称 |
Method and apparatus for controlling packet flow in a packet-switched network |
摘要 |
A method and apparatus for controlling data packet flooding in a data-communication network to promote network security and provide for more efficient utilization of network resources. One or more network nodes include a flooding disable device, for example a disable bit in a L2 hardware lookup table associated with a particular device in an Ethernet application. When the disabler is set, packets from the particular device are not flooded on all ports even when the node cannot associate a particular port with the packets' intended destination. The flooding disable in the network node may be set statically or dynamically, either by a network operator or by a communication received from a server or other network device.
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申请公布号 |
US2010329115(A1) |
申请公布日期 |
2010.12.30 |
申请号 |
US20090459252 |
申请日期 |
2009.06.29 |
申请人 |
NAM SCOTT K;WONG JONATHAN B |
发明人 |
NAM SCOTT K.;WONG JONATHAN B. |
分类号 |
H04L12/26;G06F15/16;H04L29/06 |
主分类号 |
H04L12/26 |
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