Patent ID: 9641396
Date: 2017-05-02
CPC Classifications: H04L

Claim:
1. A packet processing method comprising: sending, by a root node, a topology update packet to a transit node in an area; receiving a topology update response packet sent by the transit node in the area, wherein the topology update response packet carries node information of the transit node in the area; configuring a control virtual local area network (VLAN) for each ring in the area respectively according to the node information of the transit node in the area and is carried in the topology update response packet, wherein control VLANs of any two rings that have an adjacent edge in the area are different; and sending, by the root node, a VLAN configuration packet to the transit node in the area, wherein the VLAN configuration packet carries configuration information used for configuring a control VLAN for each ring in the area respectively.