Patent ID: 6490288
Filing Date: 2002-12-03
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
An address memory structure used in an Ethernet switch, comprising:an index memory having a vendor code index entry, said vendor code index including an index section and a vendor code index including an index section and a vendor code storage section, the index data of the index section corresponding to a vendor code of the vendor code storage section, and an address table memory having a plurality of address entries for storing corresponding network node addresses, said address entries having a first storage section and a second storage section, the first storage section storing the index data in the index memory corresponding to the vendor code of the network node address, and the second storage section storing the serial code of the network node address, respectively, wherein the length of the index section in the index memory is 1 byte and the length of the vendor code storage section in the index memory is 3 bytes, and the length of the first storage section in the address table memory is 1 byte and that of the second storage section in the Address table memory is 3 bytes.