Stateless multicast in IP networks
US10616063B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 12, 2018 |
| Grant date | Apr 7, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 12, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L69/22
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Various example embodiments for supporting stateless multicast in communication networks are presented. Various example embodiments for supporting stateless multicast in communication networks may be configured to support stateless multicast in Internet Protocol (IP) networks. Various example embodiments for supporting stateless multicast in IP networks may be configured to support stateless IP multicast based on encoding of indications of egress routers of the multicast group within the IP packet (e.g., an indication of a group of egress routers including a subset of the egress routers of the multicast group, where the indication of the group of egress routers may include respective IP addresses of the egress routers in the group of egress routers, an indication of a tree from a gateway router to the egress routers in the group of egress routers, or the like, as well as various combinations thereof).
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