The method of claim 1, wherein packets of the one-to-many distribution type include broadcast packets and multicast packets.ħ. The method of claim 1, wherein determining the distribution type of each of the multiple different packets includes: identifying unicast packets that have known destination MAC addresses and determining that the unicast packets are of the one-to-one distribution type.Ħ. The method of claim 1, wherein the telecommunications device is an Optical Line Termination (OLT).ĥ. The method of claim 1, wherein the telecommunications device is an Optical Network Unit (ONU).Ĥ. The method of claim 1, wherein receiving the multiple different packets comprises receiving the multiple different packets that are transmitted over a same V-LAN.ģ. A method comprising: receiving, by a telecommunications device, multiple different packets that include different source MAC addresses determining a distribution type of each of the multiple different packets, wherein the distribution type is one of a one-to-one distribution type or a one-to-many distribution type, and determined based on a destination address that is specified in each of the multiple different packets and selectively updating a forwarding table of the telecommunications device based on the determined distribution type of each particular packet, including: not storing a source MAC address that specifies a source of the particular packet when the particular packet has the one-to-many distribution type and storing the source MAC address that specifies the source of the particular packet when the particular packet has (i) the one-to-one distribution type and (ii) the destination address specifying that the telecommunications device is a destination of the particular packet.Ģ.

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