Method of routing point-to-multipoint traffic on an MPLS network
US7394772B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 27, 2002 |
| Grant date | Jul 1, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 13, 2025 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L47/829
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A point-to-multipoint traffic routing method that routes a multicast traffic through a determined tree on an MPLS network. A node on an MPLS network conducting a point-to-multipoint traffic routing method receives a message with an object including topology information on a determined tree, determines whether itself is a copy node or not based on the topology information, and copies, if determined to be a copy node, the received message to transmit to at least two nodes specified as next by the topology information. The present routing method ensures smooth operations of a copy and a merge node as well as an overall network.
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