The invention discloses a
message forwarding method and device, the method is applied to network device, the device comprises an interface mother board, at least one service sub-card and at least oneinterface sub-card, and the service sub-card and the interface sub-card are inserted into the interface mother board; the interface sub-card receives the data message and transmits the data message tothe interface
motherboard; and the interface
motherboard matches the service identifier corresponding to the data message in a preset drainage rule, and forwards the data message to the service sub-card corresponding to the service identifier. According to the application, the message is sent to the service
daughter card only through the interface mother board, and the message is forwarded without the switching network board, so that the forwarding path is shortened, the forwarding efficiency is improved, and the possibility of
packet loss and packet error in the forwarding process is reduced. Even if
packet loss and packet error occur, a problem port can be easily positioned and maintained. A switching network board is not required, the bandwidth from the interface
motherboard to the switching network board is not occupied, and limitation of the bandwidth from the interface motherboard to the switching network board is avoided, so that the
service flow which can be processed by the network equipment is larger.