Patent ID: 9590921
Date: 2017-03-07
CPC Classifications: H04L

Claim:
1. A network grouping method for a network grouping system, the network grouping system comprising a controlling server and a connecting server, the connecting server having a physical connection with a switch, and the controlling server connecting to the switch, the network grouping method comprising: (a1) the connecting server converting a grouping identifier into a piece of network information; (a2) the connecting server embedding the network information and a controlling code into a network packet, wherein the controlling code is used to notify the controlling server that the network information of the network packet is data into which the grouping identifier is converted; (b) the connecting server transmitting the network packet to the switch via the physical connection so that the switch transmits the network packet to the controlling server; (c1) the controlling server retrieving the controlling code and the network information from the network packet; (c2) the controlling server converting the network information into the grouping identifier according to the controlling code; (d) the controlling server creating a grouping configuration according to the grouping identifier, wherein the grouping configuration records a matching relation of the grouping identifier with the connecting server; and (e) the controlling server transmitting the grouping configuration to the switch so that the switch passes on the network packet according to the grouping configuration, wherein the network information further comprises one of a network IP address, a Media Access Control (MAC) code, a connecting port code, and combinations thereof.