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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 15, 2011
Filed:
Mar. 31, 2008
Edward J. Rovner, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Olen L. Stokes, Cary, NC (US);
Justus W. Gries, Morrisville, NC (US);
Donald B. Grosser, Apex, NC (US);
Edward J. Rovner, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Olen L. Stokes, Cary, NC (US);
Justus W. Gries, Morrisville, NC (US);
Donald B. Grosser, Apex, NC (US);
Extreme Networks, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Abstract
An indication of a host route to be added to a forwarding database table as an entry is received. The host route is added to a first hardware table or a second hardware table if a space is available in the second hardware table or in a first storage area of the first hardware table. The first hardware table has both a first storage area and a second storage area. If a space is not available in the second hardware table or the first storage area of the first hardware table, the first storage area of the first hardware table is automatically expanded to include unused space in the second storage area of the first hardware table. The host route is then added to a space in the expanded first storage area of the first hardware table.