Distributed source learning for data communication switch

Details Distributed source learning for data communication switch Distributed source learning for data communication switch

2005-03-22

2005-03-22

Vanderpuye, Kenneth (Department: 2661)

Multiplex communications

Pathfinding or routing

Switching a message which includes an address header

C370S360000

Reexamination Certificate

active

06870840

ABSTRACT:
A method and apparatus for accomplishing source learning in a data switch of the type having a plurality of switching modules where each supports one or more external network devices and a backplane interconnecting the switching modules. Each switching module has logic resident thereon for performing distributed source learning, including configuring unknown source addresses “seen” in inbound packets and for notifying the other switching modules that such source addresses were “seen” on a port thereof. Address-port associations are thereby configured on the switch using distributed logic, i.e. without intervention by a centralized management entity. In regard to configuring destination addresses—when a destination address is unknown, packets are delivered over a multicast queue until the destination address is found. Once the destination address is found, a method of flow integrity is used to avoid out of order packet delivery when the device transitions from using a multicast flood queue to a unicast queue.

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