摘要 |
A communications network component comprising a processor configured to implement a method comprising receiving a first data structure comprising a first VID and a first forwarding type, determining whether the first data structure supersedes a second data structure comprising a second VID and a second forwarding type, and replacing the second data structure with the first data structure if the first data structure supersedes the second data structure is disclosed. Also disclosed is a method for maintaining the consistency of a table in a plurality of nodes, comprising receiving a registration of a table comprising a VID and a forwarding type, and distributing the table to a plurality of nodes associated with the registration.
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