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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 19, 2004
Filed:
Aug. 30, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Chandan Egbert, San Jose, CA (US);
Mrudula Kanuri, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Assignee:
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 1/228 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 1/228 ;
Abstract
A network switch includes a switching module and network switch ports connecting respective subnetworks. The switching module includes a plurality of address tables for storing address information (e.g., layer and layer address and switching information), where at least one table is configured for storing subnetwork identifiers of subnetworks that are reachable by the network switch.