Method, network device and user equipment for switching media access control address

1. A method for switching a media access control (MAC) address, wherein a network device provides a first port and a second port and each port is connected to at least one user equipment, the method comprising:

after the network device switches from the first port to the second port, sending, by the network device, a first packet to a user equipment, wherein the first packet carries a second MAC address so that the user equipment switches a first MAC address to the second MAC address according to the first packet, wherein the first MAC address is a MAC address used by the network device on the first port and the second MAC address is a MAC address used by the network device on the second port;

receiving a second packet returned by the user equipment;

determining, according to the second packet, that the user equipment switches to the second MAC address; and

switching a locally used first MAC address to the second MAC address.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the first packet is a packet of circuit emulation service over packet.

3. The method according to claim 2 , wherein the second packet is a packet of circuit emulation service over packet.

4. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the second packet is a packet of circuit emulation service over packet.

5. The method according to claim 1 , wherein sending the first packet to the user equipment, comprises:

carrying the second MAC address in a real-time transport protocol sequence number field of the first packet; and

sending the first packet to the user equipment.

6. The method according to claim 1 , wherein after the network device switches from the first port to the second port and before the network device sends the first packet to the user equipment, the method further comprises:

sending a third packet to the user equipment, wherein the third packet carries a MAC address switching notification that is carried in a real-time transport protocol sequence number field of the third packet.

7. A network device that provides a first port and a second port, each port being connected to at least one user equipment, the network device comprising:

a first sending module, configured to send a first packet to the user equipment after the network device switches from the first port to the second port, wherein the first packet carries a second media access control (MAC) address, so that the user equipment switches a first MAC address to the second MAC address according to the first packet, wherein the first MAC address is a MAC address used by the network device on the first port and the second MAC address is a MAC address used by the network device on the second port;

a first receiving module, configured to receive a second packet returned by the user equipment; and

a first switching module, configured to, after determining, according to the second packet received by the first receiving module, that the user equipment switches to the second MAC address, switch a locally used first MAC address to the second MAC address.

8. The network device according to claim 7 , wherein the first packet and/or the second packet is a packet of circuit emulation service over packet.

9. The network device according to claim 7 , wherein the network device further comprises:

a second sending module connected to the first sending module and configured to send a third packet to the user equipment, wherein the third packet carries a MAC address switching notification that is carried in a real-time transport protocol sequence number field of the third packet.

10. A user equipment, comprising:

a receiving module, configured to receive a first packet sent by a network device, wherein the first packet carries a second MAC address;

a switching module, configured to switch a first MAC address to the second MAC address according to the first packet, wherein the first MAC address is a MAC address used by the network device on a first port and the second MAC address is a MAC address used by the network device on a second port; and

a sending module, configured to send a second packet to the network device after the switching module switches the first MAC address to the second MAC address.

11. The user equipment according to claim 10 , wherein the first packet and/or the second packet is a packet of circuit emulation service over packet.

12. The user equipment according to claim 10 , further comprising:

a second receiving module connected to the sending module and configured to receive a third packet sent by the network device, wherein the third packet carries a MAC address switching notification that is carried in a real-time transport protocol sequence number field of the third packet.

13. A network system, comprising:

a network device that provides a first port and a second port; and

a user equipment;

wherein the network device is configured to send a first packet to the user equipment after the network device switches from the first port to the second port, wherein the first packet carries a second media access control (MAC) address so that the user equipment switches a first MAC address to the second MAC address according to the first packet, wherein the first MAC address is a MAC address used by the network device on the first port, and the second MAC address is a MAC address used by the network device on the second port, the network device further configured to receive a second packet returned by the user equipment and, after determining, according to the second packet, that the user equipment switches to the second MAC address, switch a locally used first MAC address to the second MAC address; and

wherein the user equipment is configured to receive the first packet sent by the network device and to switch the first MAC address to the second MAC address according to the first packet; and return the second packet to the network device.

14. The system according to claim 13 , wherein the first packet and/or the second packet is a packet of circuit emulation service over packet.

15. The system according to claim 13 , wherein the network device is further configured to send a third packet to the user equipment, wherein the third packet carries a MAC address switching notification that is carried in a real-time transport protocol sequence number field of the third packet.

16. The system according to claim 15 , wherein the user equipment is further configured to receive the third packet sent by the network device.

17. The system according to claim 13 , wherein the user equipment is further configured to receive a third packet sent by the network device, wherein the third packet carries a MAC address switching notification that is carried in a real-time transport protocol sequence number field of the third packet.