BIER packet sending method and apparatus
US11902049B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 7, 2021 |
| Grant date | Feb 13, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 17, 2042 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L45/50
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A bit index explicit replication (BIER) packet sending method includes receiving, by a first node in a first BIER domain, a packet from a second node in a second BIER domain, where the packet carries an identifier of the second BIER domain, determining a BIER packet sending policy corresponding to the identifier of the second BIER domain based on the identifier of the second BIER domain and according to a preconfigured BIER packet sending policy, and encapsulating and sending a BIER packet according to the BIER packet sending policy.
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