公开(公告)号：EP2119195A1

公开(公告)日：2009-11-18

申请号：EP08725413.2

申请日：2008-02-11

Applicant: LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC.

Inventor： VUPPULA, Stevens, B. ,  ZHOU, Haibin

IPC: H04L29/12 ,  H04L12/56

CPC classification number: H04L61/2596 ,  H04L29/12584 ,  H04L29/12839 ,  H04L45/00 ,  H04L45/742 ,  H04L61/6022

Abstract: The number of MAC addresses and corresponding tables that need to be stored to forward messages in a network is substantially reduced. Conventional MAC addresses (1001) are converted to translated (sometimes called 'virtual') MAC addresses (2000, 2001) using a new hierarchical format which redefines the conventional 48-bit, MAC label. Though the MAC label is redefined the packet size remains the same. For example, the number of MAC address tables stored by a HUB node may be reduced from 60,000 to 8 while the number stored at a POP node may be reduced from 120,000 to 8 in a 'flat' Ethernet design.

Abstract translation: 需要存储以转发网络中的消息的MAC地址和对应表的数量大大减少。 传统的MAC地址使用重新定义传统的48位MAC标签的新的分级格式转换成翻译的（有时称为“虚拟”）MAC地址。 虽然重新定义了MAC标签，但是包大小保持不变。 例如，HUB节点存储的MAC地址表的数量可以从60,000减少到8，而在POP平台上存储的POP号码可以在“扁平”以太网设计中从120,000减少到8。