摘要 |
There is disclosed, for use in a packet switched network, a redundant switch comprising 1) a primary packet router for routing a first stream of data packets from an input interface to an output interface of the redundant switch; 2) a secondary packet router for routing a second stream of data packets corresponding to the first stream of data packets from the input interface to the output interface; 3) a packet ID generator for attaching a unique identifier to each data packet in the first stream of data packets and attaching the same unique identifier to each corresponding data packet in the second stream of data packets; and 4) a comparator for comparing a first unique identifier associated with a first data packet processed by the primary packet router with a second unique identifier associated with a second data packet associated with the secondary packet router. The comparator, in response to a determination that the first and second unique identifiers match, causes the second data packet associated with the secondary packet router to be deleted.
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