Systems and methods for providing a multicast data stream without storing or reconstructing a header or maintaining state
US11956143B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 14, 2022 |
| Grant date | Apr 9, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 14, 2042 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L69/22
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A source network device may receive a multicast data stream to be provided to a plurality of network devices of a network, and may generate, for the multicast data stream, a segment routing header that identifies the plurality of network devices to be provided the multicast data stream. The source network device may cause the multicast data stream to be serially provided to the plurality of network devices identified in the segment routing header without requiring the plurality of network devices to store and reconstruct the segment routing header and without requiring the plurality of network devices to maintain state.
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