Mechanism for enabling layer two host addresses to be shielded from the switches in a network

Methods and systems for shielding layer two host addresses (e.g., MAC addresses) from a network are provided. An edge network device interposed between a network of switches and multiple local hosts receives from a first local host a first packet destined for a first destination host. The first loca...

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Hauptverfasser:	Tanaka, Bert H, Mihelich, Joseph R
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE ELECTRICITY TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHICCOMMUNICATION
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