Patent ID: 8902896
Filing Date: 2014-12-02
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A system, comprising: a switching processor, comprising: logic configured for receiving a packet, wherein the packet comprises a header and a payload; logic configured for determining, without using a look-up table, a destination port based on a destination address stored in the header; and logic configured for sending the packet to the destination port; wherein the switching processor further comprises: logic configured for receiving an address resolution protocol (ARP) broadcast packet from a first device, wherein the ARP broadcast packet comprises an ARP request comprising an internet protocol (IP) address; logic configured for extracting the IP address from the ARP request and calculating a value based on the IP address using an algorithm; logic configured for selecting a port associated with the value, wherein each port is pre-associated with one value; and logic configured for unicasting the broadcast ARP packet to the selected port to determine a media access control (MAC) address of a second device electrically connected to the selected port.