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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 02, 2014
Filed:
Jul. 27, 2011
Applicants:
Mohammadreza Rozehrezvani, Singapore, SG;
Nick E. Demmon, Roseville, CA (US);
Inventors:
Mohammadreza Rozehrezvani, Singapore, SG;
Nick E. Demmon, Roseville, CA (US);
Assignee:
Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P., Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 12/28 (2006.01); H04L 12/823 (2013.01); H04L 12/801 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 47/32 (2013.01); H04L 47/15 (2013.01); H04L 47/34 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of managing broadcasts and multicasts in a network. A packet having a packet number is received and compared to a last received packet number stored in memory. If the packet number is smaller than or equal to the last received packet number, then the packet is dropped. If the packet number is greater than the last received packet number then the packet is processed.