Method of implementing virtual switching on router equipment and router equipment

Abstract

The invention provides a method of implementing virtual switching on router equipment and the router equipment. The method comprises the following steps that at least one routed port is switched to a switch port, a media access control MAC address table and a message grouping strategy are configured, wherein the MAC address table is used for storing corresponding relation between an MAC address and a sending port and the message grouping strategy is used for grouping messages received by the router equipment according to a receiving port of the messages, furthermore, an exchange message carrying a target MAC address is obtained from the switch port, the obtained exchange message is added in an exchange message group according to the message grouping strategy, the sending port corresponding to the target MAC address is determined in the MAC address table according to the target MAC address, and lastly, the exchange message is sent through the sending port. Through a manner of software, the corresponding processing is carried out on the exchange message in the router equipment, so that the cost of a routing and switching all-in-one machine is effectively reduced, and expansibility and flexibility are further effectively improved.

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technical field [0001] The invention relates to software virtual switching technology, in particular to a method for realizing virtual switching on router equipment and router equipment. Background technique [0002] Traditionally, router equipment is mainly used for WAN interconnection, and switch equipment is mainly used for LAN connection. With the development of science and technology, the all-in-one routing and switching machine that integrates both routing and switching functions on the same device has gradually become a popular product. This all-in-one routing and switching machine integrates multiple services on a single platform, thus effectively reducing network traffic. The complexity of information technology (Information Technology, referred to as IT) personnel learning costs and equipment procurement and maintenance costs, routing and switching all-in-one machine has gradually become a popular product for branch WAN access, and has also become a mainstream prod...

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[0005] Embodiments of the present invention provide a method for implementing virtual switching on a router device and a router device, so as to overcome the problem in the prior art that a switching chip needs to be added to the router device to realize the switching function, which results in a high cost of the routing and switching integrated machine

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