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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 06, 2014
Filed:
Aug. 12, 2010
Applicants:
Yasushi Umezawa, Kawasaki, JP;
Takeshi Shimizu, Kawasaki, JP;
Takashi Miyoshi, Kawasaki, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Fujitsu Limited, Kawasaki, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 15/167 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A relay device includes: memories, each memory being operable to store at least a data pair formed of a MAC address and a port number; a search unit to search only amongst ones of the memories having valid data pairs when searching for a port number based upon a MAC address; a data moving unit to move valid data pairs to different locations within the plurality of memories in order to reduce a total number of memories, amongst the plurality thereof, having valid data pairs; and a power supply controller to selectively stop supplying power to ones of the memories storing only invalid data.