OPTIMIZING FORWARD DATABASE FOR A BURSTY NETWORK TRAFFIC
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Jan 16, 2014
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Aug 11, 2011
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Mar 31, 2011
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The present invention discloses a method for optimizing forwarding database (FDB Table) in a bursty traffic computer network environment. In one embodiment herein there is provided a small lookup table that is created by manually filling static entries of nodes, and by filling dynamic entries that are automatically made by the switch while learning and forwarding process. A MAC address is looked in the small lookup table first, and upon finding the said address, the same is used for forwarding a packet. The MAC address may be copied from the FDB Table into the small lookup table upon not finding the said address into the small lookup table.
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