Method, system, and apparatus for extranet networking of multicast virtual private network
US9031069B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 30, 2011 |
| Grant date | May 12, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 23, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L45/50
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method, a system, and an apparatus for extranet networking of a multicast Virtual Private Network (VPN) are disclosed in the present invention. The method includes: establishing a multicast tunnel to a source VPN multicast instance and a multicast tunnel interface (MTI) connected to the multicast tunnel according to an added Share-Group address of a source VPN; sending an encapsulated Protocol Independent Multicast (PIM) protocol message to the MTI, forwarding the encapsulated PIM protocol message in a public network, and making the source VPN multicast instance generate a public network multicast data message of a Share-Group of the source VPN according to the encapsulated PIM protocol message; and decapsulating the received public network multicast data message of the Share-Group of the source VPN, and obtaining multicast data from the source VPN multicast instance. The present invention reduces the resource occupation of a router system, and alleviates the network load.
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