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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 07, 2020
Filed:
Nov. 26, 2014
Applicant:
Telefonaktiebolaget Lm Ericsson (Publ), Stockholm, SE;
Inventors:
Assignee:
TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL), Stockholm, SE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 15/16 (2006.01); H04L 12/701 (2013.01); H04L 12/703 (2013.01); H04L 12/721 (2013.01); H04L 12/933 (2013.01); H04L 12/939 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 45/00 (2013.01); H04L 45/28 (2013.01); H04L 45/66 (2013.01); H04L 49/10 (2013.01); H04L 49/552 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method and a first device () of a switched network (), for managing data frames received, at a first port, from a second device () are disclosed. The first device () handles the first port and a second port for transfer of data frames between the first and second devices (). The first device () is addressable by a Media Access Control address, 'MAC address', associated with the first port. The first device () receives (), from the second device (), at least one data frame at the second port. The first device () sends (), on the first port, a message including the MAC address associated with the first port.