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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 22, 2009
Filed:
May. 19, 2006
David Zelig, Givatayim, IL;
Leon Bruckman, Petah Tikva, IL;
Ronen Solomon, Givatayim, IL;
Zeev Oster, Modi'in, IL;
David Rozenberg, Rehovot, IL;
Uzi Khill, Netanya, IL;
David Zelig, Givatayim, IL;
Leon Bruckman, Petah Tikva, IL;
Ronen Solomon, Givatayim, IL;
Zeev Oster, Modi'in, IL;
David Rozenberg, Rehovot, IL;
Uzi Khill, Netanya, IL;
Corrigent Systems Ltd., Tel Aviv, IL;
Abstract
A method for communication includes configuring a network node having at least first and second line cards, the line cards having respective ports, to operate as a distributed media access control (MAC) bridge in a Layer 2 network. Each of the line cards has a respective forwarding database (FDB). Upon receiving a data packet on a port of the network node from a MAC source address, the data packet is conveyed to at least the first line card for transmission to the MAC destination address. The MAC source address of the data packet is checked against the records in the FDB of the first line card. If the FDB does not contain a record of an association of the MAC source address with the port on which the data packet was received, the record is added to the FDB of the first line card, which sends a message to at least the second line card informing the second line card of the association.