INTELLIGENT ADJUNCT NETWORK DEVICE

摘要

An adjunct network device includes several ports, an uplink interface, and a n adjunct forwarding engine coupled to the ports and the uplink interface. A fist port is configured to receive a packet, which includes a destination address. The adjunct forwarding engine is configured to send the packet to t he uplink interface if the destination address is not associated with any of th e ports. The packet is sent to one of the ports if the destination address is associated with the one of the ports.