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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 10, 2018
Filed:
Dec. 18, 2012
Applicant:
Telefonaktiebolaget L M Ericsson (Publ), Stockholm, SE;
Inventors:
Assignee:
TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL), Stockholm, SE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 12/741 (2013.01); H04L 12/865 (2013.01); H04L 12/46 (2006.01); H04L 29/06 (2006.01); H04L 12/721 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 47/6275 (2013.01); H04L 12/4625 (2013.01); H04L 45/66 (2013.01); H04L 63/1466 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for managing a media access control address are provided. The method comprises assigning a priority to the MAC address. The method also comprises managing the MAC address in a forwarding database based on the priority. With the method and apparatus, a MAC flooding attack can be efficiently avoided and communication performance would be improved in a secure manner.