Packet sending method, device, and system
US11627084B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 28, 2020 |
| Grant date | Apr 11, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 28, 2040 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L49/1569
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The method includes: generating, by a first device, a first packet including a BIER header, where the BIER header includes entropy, and the entropy includes a first part and a second part; determining, by the first device based on the first packet, that there are a plurality of forwarding entries used to forward the first packet; selecting, by the first device, one forwarding entry from the plurality of forwarding entries based on the first part, where the selected forwarding entry includes an address of a second device, and the second device is a next-hop device of the first device; and sending, by the first device, the first packet to the second device, where the second part is used by the second device to select, from a plurality of forwarding entries used to forward the first packet, a forwarding entry used by the second device to forward the first packet.
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