1. A method for processing Ethernet ring control messages, comprising the following steps of: 1.1) distinguishing a message to be processed by processors of transit nodes from a message not to be processed by the processors of the transit nodes with a distinguishing identification, and setting the distinguishing identification in a message when a master node or the transit nodes constitute the message to be sent; 1.2) after receiving the message from one port, the transit node forwarding the message through other ports when determining the message does not need to be processed by the processor of the transit node according to the distinguishing identification of the message, reporting the message to the processor of the transit node as well as forwarding the message through other ports when determining the message needs to be processed by the processor of the transit node according to the distinguishing identification of the message.