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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 09, 2014
Filed:
Nov. 01, 2010
Nafea Bishara, San Jose, CA (US);
Tsahi Daniel, Palo Alto, CA (US);
David Melman, D.N. Bikat Beit Hakerem, IL;
Nir Arad, Nesher, IL;
Nafea Bishara, San Jose, CA (US);
Tsahi Daniel, Palo Alto, CA (US);
David Melman, D.N. Bikat Beit Hakerem, IL;
Nir Arad, Nesher, IL;
Marvell International Ltd., Hamilton, BM;
Marvell Israel (M.I.S.L) Ltd., Yokneam, IL;
Abstract
A network device including a processor having an internet protocol (IP) address, and a processor port configured to communicate exclusively with the processor. The network device also includes a plurality of network ports configured to communicate with network nodes external to the network device. In addition, the network device includes a forwarding engine configured to selectively transfer packets (i) among the plurality of network ports, and (ii) between the processor port and the plurality of network ports; receive a broadcast packet from one of the plurality of network ports, the broadcast packet including a target IP address; and forward the broadcast packet to the processor, via the processor port, only when both (i) the broadcast packet is a control packet, and (ii) the target IP address of the broadcast packet matches the IP address of processor.