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Method, device, and system for determining generic routing encapsulation GRE tunnel identifier

US10873478B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJun 17, 2018
Grant dateDec 22, 2020
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Expiry dateDec 22, 2038

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L2212/00
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The present invention provides a method, a device, and a system for determining a GRE tunnel identifier, applied to a scenario in which there are at least two GRE tunnels between a HAG and HCPE and the at least two GRE tunnels are bonded. The method includes: receiving, by the HAG, a service packet that is sent by the HCPE through a first GRE tunnel, where the service packet includes a source IP address of the first GRE tunnel carrying the service packet, and the first GRE tunnel is one of the at least two GRE tunnels; and looking up, by the HAG, a correspondence table according to the source IP address of the first GRE tunnel, to determine a tunnel identifier of the first GRE tunnel carrying the service packet, where the correspondence table includes a correspondence between the source IP address of the first GRE tunnel and the tunnel identifier of the first GRE tunnel. Therefore, in embodiments of the present invention, in a GRE tunnel bonding scenario, a GRE tunnel through which a service packet is received can be flexibly and efficiently distinguished.

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