LOOP AVOIDANCE PROTOCOL
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    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20210306252A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-09-30

    申请号:US17184830

    申请日:2021-02-25

    Abstract: Examples disclosed herein relate to a method comprising receiving a control packet originating from a originating network device. The control packet may have a control MAC address identifying the originating network device and the control packet is used for determining a traffic loop in a network including the first network device and the originating network device. The method may include determining, by the first network device, whether the control MAC address of the control packet matches a MAC address of the first network device. Wit is determined that the control MAC address of the control packet matches a MAC address of the first network device, the method may include determining that the match is indicative of the loop and blocking a port of the first network device that the control packet arrived on without blocking any other ports on the first network device. When it is determined that the control MAC address of the control packet does not match the MAC address of the first network device, the method may include transmitting the control packet to a second network device on the network without blocking any port on the first network device that received the control packet.

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