BRIDGE OF SUBNET BROADCAST BEYOND SUBNET BOUNDARY

摘要

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a system and a method for bridging a subnet broadcast beyond a subnet boundary.;SOLUTION: The method for bridging a subnet broadcast beyond a subnet boundary comprises: (a) receiving a first broadcast message transmitted from a first subnet as a transmission origin; (b) transmitting the first broadcast message to a second subnet; and (c) broadcasting the first broadcast message on the second subnet. The first broadcast message is not transmitted back from the second subnet to the first subnet and/or the first broadcast message is not rebroadcasted on the first subnet.;COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI