The invention discloses a data
packet transmission method and a network
system. Path information is used for transmitting data packets, and the work load for address updating can be reduced. The method comprises that an initial node sends a service request to an adapter, the adapter determines a matched destination node according to the service request and determines the path information from the initial node to the destination node, and the path information is used for identifying a path from the initial node to the destination node; the initial node receives the path information sent by the adapter; and the initial node transmits the data packets to the destination node according to the path information. According to the data
packet transmission method and the network
system, the data
packet transmission is achieved through the path information from the initial node to the destination node; in the prior art, the data packets are transmitted according to
internet protocol (IP) addresses of nodes, and when the
IP address of one node in a network is changed, the IP addresses in an address
list are required to be updated for the nodes of the whole network; and compared with the prior art, the data packet transmission method and the network
system have the advantages of being capable of effectively reducing the work load for address updating.