Method for creating a dynamic address table for a switching node in a data network and a method for transmitting a data message
First Claim
1. A method for creating a dynamic address table for a multi-port switching node in a data network for a plurality of data messages each having a target address, comprising the steps of:
- receiving a first data message with a source address at a first of multiple ports of the switching node; and
entering data in a line of the address table that is assigned to the source address as a target address, the data comprising;
(1) the source address, (2) port details, and, (3) an initial value assigned to a counter value,wherein the counter value is adjustable toward a predetermined value based on receipt of one or more data messages having the source address of the first data message as the target address, wherein the predetermined value is determinative as to whether the source address is no longer valid as the target address such that a current counter value indicates whether an entry is valid, and the current counter value is adjusted to the initial value if the entry is no longer valid.
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Abstract
The invention relates to a switching node comprising a dynamic address table in a data network, in addition to a method for creating a dynamic address table of this type for a switching node. The method comprises the following steps: receipt of a first data message with a source address at a port of the switching node; entry of the source address, details of the port and a counter initial value in a line of the address table that is assigned to the source address as the target address, whereby the current counter value indicates the validity of the entry and the current counter value is modified, if a second data message with the source address as the target address is received and the entry is valid.
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1. A method for creating a dynamic address table for a multi-port switching node in a data network for a plurality of data messages each having a target address, comprising the steps of:
receiving a first data message with a source address at a first of multiple ports of the switching node; and entering data in a line of the address table that is assigned to the source address as a target address, the data comprising;
(1) the source address, (2) port details, and, (3) an initial value assigned to a counter value,wherein the counter value is adjustable toward a predetermined value based on receipt of one or more data messages having the source address of the first data message as the target address, wherein the predetermined value is determinative as to whether the source address is no longer valid as the target address such that a current counter value indicates whether an entry is valid, and the current counter value is adjusted to the initial value if the entry is no longer valid. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method for transmitting a data message with a target address via a switching node of a data network, comprising the steps of:
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providing a counter with an initial value assigned as a counter value, the counter value adjustable toward a predetermined value based on receipt by the switching node of the data message having the target address, wherein the predetermined value is determinative as to whether the counter value is no longer valid; receiving the data message by the switching node; accessing a line of an address table assigned to the target address of the data message; checking an entry of a current counter value to determine whether the entry in the line is valid; and forwarding the data message to a port specified in the line if the entry is valid; and adjusting the current counter value based on receipt of the data message if the value is valid and setting the counter value to the initial value if the current value is not valid. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12)
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