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METHOD & APPARATUS FOR FORWARDING TABLE REDUCTION

  • US 20110292939A1
  • Filed: 05/28/2010
  • Published: 12/01/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/28/2009
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for reducing the size of a first forwarding table, comprising:

  • a packet network device learning at least one network address for each of a plurality of network nodes and storing in the first forwarding table the at least one network address in association with a portID on which the at least one address is learned; and

    determining that at least two of the network addresses stored in the first forwarding table meet a predetermined set of network address aggregation conditions, aggregating the at least two network addresses into a single, aggregated network address and storing the aggregated network address in a second forwarding table.

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