Patent ID: 7965715
Filing Date: 2011-06-21
Classification: H04L,H04W,Y02D

Abstract:
1. A relay device for relaying packets, comprising: a plurality of ports configured to connect to lines, the plurality of ports including J (the number J is an integer at least 1) target ports utilized for forwarding according to priority; a priority determination module that determines the priority for each of a plurality of received packets received by the target ports, from among K (the number K is an integer at least 2) priority levels including a first priority and a second priority; N (the number N is an integer at least 2) packet processors that control forwarding of the received packet among the ports; and a distributor that selects a handling packet processor to control forwarding of the received packet from among the N packet processors for each of the received packets, wherein the N packet processors are grouped into P (the number P is an integer at least 2) groups including a first group and a second group; and the relay device is configured to select a power mode of the relay device from among a plurality of power modes including a first power mode and a second power mode, wherein in the first power mode: in the second power mode: