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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 26, 2016
Filed:
Jul. 16, 2013
Fujitsu Limited, Kawasaki-shi, Kanagawa, JP;
Yasuyuki Mitsumori, Kawasaki, JP;
FUJITSU LIMITED, Kawasaki, JP;
Abstract
A communication device includes a first memory configured to store transfer information for controlling frame transfer; a processor configured to register a transmission source address of a received frame and corresponding transfer information in the first memory; and a second memory configured to store an upper limit number of registrable addresses for each of designated groups, wherein the processor is configured to determine whether or not the transmission source address of the received frame is registrable in the first memory, based on a result of comparison between a number of registered addresses in a group corresponding to the received frame and an upper limit number assigned to the group corresponding to the received frame.