Realtek Semiconductor Inc.

Chih-Ching Wang

Jin-Ru Chen

Chun-Feng Liu

Chang-Lien Wu

Yu-Zuong Chou

James Lin

The packet forwarding device and method of the invention assign a virtual port number to each peripheral interface. The device and method can recognize and process the packets coming from or transferred to the virtual port according to the packet direct forward function of the forward device. Thus, the device and method can process the packets that are inputted to or outputted from the peripheral interface and the network device connected to the peripheral interface in a manner similar to the typical method for processing the packets that are only inputted to or outputted from the physical port.

Packet forwarding device and method

A method and networking apparatus for providing fault tolerance to memory are disclosed. The networking apparatus contains a first memory for storing host/port relationships, a second memory for indicating the status of the first memory, and a processor coupled to the memories for manipulating the memories. Furthermore, the claimed invention may also include an optional third memory for serving as a secondary site for storing information regarding host/port relationships.

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Wufong Township, Taichung County, Taiwan

Chih-Ching Wang