Staas & Halsey LLP
Address learning method and address learning switch
A switch operating in a multistage switch network is provided. The switch includes a plurality of ports, a first processor for processing a source address and a destination address of a packet received by the plurality of ports, and a second processor for including a memory storing data of the packet, and for outputting, under the control of the first processor, the data of the packet stored on the memory, wherein the first processor calculates a hash value of the source addresses of the packet in accordance with a specific hash function, identifies a output port connected to a switch that corresponds to the hash value and is to learn the source address, and causes the second processor to output the data of the packet to the output port.
Fujitsu Limited
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Takeshi Takashi
Shimizu Miyoshi