Efficient configuration of multicast flows
US10700938B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 31, 2018 |
| Grant date | Jun 30, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 3, 2038 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L41/0213
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In one example embodiment, a network node of a plurality of network nodes in a multicast path is configured to provide a multicast flow from a source of the multicast flow to a receiver of the multicast flow. The network node obtains, from the receiver in a reverse direction of the multicast path, configuration instructions specifying a configuration of the multicast flow. The network node implements the configuration of the multicast flow in accordance with the configuration instructions, and provides the configuration instructions toward the source in the reverse direction of the multicast path.
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