Method of managing broadcasts and multicasts by a network device

A method of managing broadcasts and multicasts in a network. A packet having a packet number is received and compared to a last received packet number stored in memory. If the packet number is smaller than or equal to the last received packet number, then the packet is dropped. If the packet number...

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Hauptverfasser: ROZEHREZVANI MOHAMMADREZA, DEMMON NICK E
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Zusammenfassung:A method of managing broadcasts and multicasts in a network. A packet having a packet number is received and compared to a last received packet number stored in memory. If the packet number is smaller than or equal to the last received packet number, then the packet is dropped. If the packet number is greater than the last received packet number then the packet is processed.