Packet processing method and apparatus

Abstract

The examples of the disclosure provide a packet processing method and apparatus, which are applied to a network device. The method includes: matching an index of an input interface for receiving a packet and a source address of the packet with a key field of a SAV entry of a data plane, wherein the key field of the SAV entry of the data plane includes an index of an input interface and a legal source address prefix; if a key field of a target SAV entry matches the index of the input interface for receiving the packet and the source address of the packet, permitting the packet. In the technical solution provided by an example of the disclosure, when the network device processes the packet, it is not limited by save of the length of the result field of the SAV entry, and SAVs corresponding to all input interfaces can be completed, thus improving the accuracy of packet processing.

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