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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 17, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 07, 2012
Lin LI, Shenzhen, CN;
Yuehua Wei, Shenzhen, CN;
Jinghai Yu, Shenzhen, CN;
Ting AO, Shenzhen, CN;
ZTE Corporation, Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, CN;
Abstract
Disclosed are a multicast data forwarding method and device supporting a virtual terminal. The method includes: a bridge forwarding module receiving multicast data sent by an end station and determining output ports; when a certain output port is the same with the input port of the multicast data and the input port has enabled reflective relay function, not carrying Ingress extended channel identifier (Ingress_E-CID) in the forwarded message information or the value of the Ingress_E-CID being zero. By modifying the source port filtering mechanism, the present invention enables a Port Extender (PE) supporting the virtual terminal technology to transmit and receive data normally while multicasting.