摘要 |
A layer 2 switch switching circuit has two layer 2 switches of a redundant configuration and a plurality of cards for sending IP packets to each other through either one of the two layer 2 switches. Each of the two layer 2 switches has a state signal delivery unit for delivering a state signal representing whether the layer 2 switch is in an active state or a standby state. Each of the cards has a card controller for monitoring states of the two layer 2 switches based on state signals sent respectively from the two layer 2 switches, and switching between the two layer 2 switches as a destination of IP packets based on the monitored states.
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