VLAN PROTOCOL
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1. A switch controller comprising:
- a plurality of ports including at least one bus port associated with ports connected to other switch controllers in a network;
a hash table for storing MAC addresses and VLAN ids of ports within the network; and
a hash table control unit for hashing a MAC address and a VLAN id of a packet to identify a first location in the hash table.
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Abstract
A switch controller includes a plurality of ports, a hash table, and a hash table control unit. The plurality of ports includes at least one bus port associated with ports connected to other switch controllers. The hash table stores MAC addresses and VLAN ids of ports within a network. The hash table control unit hashes a MAC address and a VLAN id of a packet to a first hash table location.
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21 Claims
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1. A switch controller comprising:
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a plurality of ports including at least one bus port associated with ports connected to other switch controllers in a network; a hash table for storing MAC addresses and VLAN ids of ports within the network; and a hash table control unit for hashing a MAC address and a VLAN id of a packet to identify a first location in the hash table. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for operating a switch controller comprising:
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providing a plurality of ports including at least one bus port associated with ports connected to other switch controllers in a network; storing MAC addresses and VLAN ids of ports within the network in a hash table; and hashing a MAC address and a VLAN id of a packet to identify a first location in the hash table. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A local virtual local area network (VLAN) table for a network switch, the local VLAN table comprising:
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a port membership for a VLAN identifier, wherein the port membership identifies ports of the network switch that are members of a VLAN identified by the VLAN identifier; and a switch membership that identifies network switches that are members of the VLAN identified by the VLAN identifier.
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20. A method for broadcasting a packet, the method comprising:
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storing in a local virtual local area network (VLAN) table of a network switch, a port membership for a first VLAN identifier, wherein the port membership identifies ports of the network switch that are members of a VLAN identified by the first VLAN identifier, and a switch membership that identifies network switches that are members of the VLAN identified by the first VLAN identifier; and determining which of the ports and the network switches in the local VLAN table correspond to a second VLAN identifier stored in the packet. - View Dependent Claims (21)
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