Rapid Flood Processing
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1. A rapid flood processing method, applied to a Shortest Path Bridging MAC (SPBM) network and comprising:
- when a device is a primary backbone device, adding a backbone device on each branch of a Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) tree calculated by the device to a selected group, a distance between the device and the added backbone device being kN hops, and N being a predefined natural number and k being an integer, where 3≦
N≦
6, k=1, 2, . . . ; and
enabling a rapid flood function of the device, and notifying backbone devices in the selected group of the enabling of the rapid flood function.
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Abstract
When a device is a primary backbone device, the device adds a backbone device on each branch of a STP tree calculated by the device to a selected group, wherein a distance between the device and the added backbone device is kN hops, where k is an integer and N is a predefined natural number, 3≦N≦6, k=1, 2, . . . . The device enables a rapid flood function, and notifies backbone devices in the selected group of the enabling of the rapid flood function.
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1. A rapid flood processing method, applied to a Shortest Path Bridging MAC (SPBM) network and comprising:
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when a device is a primary backbone device, adding a backbone device on each branch of a Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) tree calculated by the device to a selected group, a distance between the device and the added backbone device being kN hops, and N being a predefined natural number and k being an integer, where 3≦
N≦
6, k=1, 2, . . . ; andenabling a rapid flood function of the device, and notifying backbone devices in the selected group of the enabling of the rapid flood function. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A rapid flood processing apparatus, applied to a Shortest Path Bridging MAC (SPBM) network, the apparatus comprising a processor for executing instructions stored in a non-transitory computer readable storage medium, the instructions comprise:
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selected group determining instructions, to add a backbone device on each branch of a Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) tree calculated by a device to a selected group when the device is a primary backbone device, a distance between the device and the added backbone device being kN hops, k being an integer and N being a predefined natural number, where 3≦
N≦
6, k=1,2, . . . ;enabling instructions, to enable the rapid flood function of the device; and notifying instructions, to notify backbone devices in the selected group of the enabling of the rapid flood function. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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