Multicast service with is-is spine-leaf extension in a fabric network
US10516549B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 2, 2016 |
| Grant date | Dec 24, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 12, 2037 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L45/7453
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Aspects of the embodiments are directed to systems, methods, and network elements executing instructions stored thereon. Aspects are directed to, for each spine node connected to a leaf node network element, identifying a spine router identifier, identifying a multicast group address, computing a plurality of hash values based on a hash function using the spine router identifier and the multicast group address, identifying a root spine node based on a highest hash value from the plurality of hash values; and transmitting an IS-IS message to root spine node indicating election of spine node as the root spine node.
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