Routing identifier allocating method e.g. for bridge in network, involves determining state which corresponds to state of second interconnection equipment of bridge

摘要

The method involves determining a state which corresponds to the state of the second interconnection equipment of the bridge. A decision is made as to the allocation of an identifier to the first interconnection equipment of the bridge as a function of the determined state. An Independent claim is included for a device, interconnection equipment, a bridge, a data processing apparatus, a communication network, information storage device, interface suitable for receiving the instruction of a computer program, a computer program product, a method for data packet data transfer across a bridge, a device for data packet transfer across a bridge, a data processing apparatus, a data packet communications network, a method of determining a path of a data packet, a method for receiving a data packet, a device for determining a path of a data packet, and a device for receiving a data packet.