Patent · US Active

Scalable multicast route distribution in a multitenant data center fabric in a network environment

US9065661B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Cisco Technology, Inc. · US

Inventors

Yibin Yang · San Jose, US
Chiajen Tsai · Cupertino, US
Liqin Dong · San Jose, US
Shyam Kapadia · San Jose, US

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 6, 2013
Grant date	Jun 23, 2015
Priority date	—
Expiry date	May 10, 2033

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04L45/16
WIPO fieldDigital communication
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method is provided in one example embodiment and includes determining a route target (“RT”) membership for a network element; determining at least one attribute for the RT membership; and advertising the RT membership with the at least one attribute to other network elements. The at least one attribute may include an RT membership type attribute for indicating whether the RT membership is due to a local virtual network connection, transit support, or both. Additionally or alternatively, the at least one attribute may include a distribution tree binding attribute for indicating a distribution tree for the RT membership.

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