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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 29, 2008
Filed:
Jun. 05, 2003
David Zhiwei Dai, Austin, TX (US);
Lilian Sylvia Fernandes, Austin, TX (US);
Vasu Vallabhaneni, Austin, TX (US);
David ZhiWei Dai, Austin, TX (US);
Lilian Sylvia Fernandes, Austin, TX (US);
Vasu Vallabhaneni, Austin, TX (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A method in a data processing system for routing a packet to a target data processing system. With the method and apparatus, a global address for the target data processing system is placed in the packet. A hop-by-hop option may then be set in the packet, which contains a media access control address for the final destination. This option causes a router for a subnet on which the target data processing system is located to send the packet to the target data processing system using the media access control address without performing a link level address discovery operation.