Flexible ethernet bridge

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2008-06-09

2010-12-28

Cho, Hong (Department: 2467)

Multiplex communications

Network configuration determination

C370S401000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07860028

ABSTRACT:
Flooding in an Ethernet bridge can be minimized by employing various techniques. In one embodiment using an address table containing a plurality of entries, each of said plurality of entries specifying one of said plurality of ports on which packets containing a corresponding destination address are to be forwarded. A priority field associated with a high priority first entry is maintained. A new entry creation situation is determined and a replacement approach which is less likely to replace said first entry than another entry which does not have associated high priority field is utilized.

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