System and method for layer-2 multicast multipathing
US9077562B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 8, 2012 |
| Grant date | Jul 7, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 23, 2032 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L45/7453
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An example method is provided and includes a multicast data message from a data source, the message in a first virtual local area network and being associated with a multicast group. The method also includes calculating a hash value based on the virtual local area network, the data source, and the multicast group, determining a port for a designated router in a Layer-2 network based on the hash value, and switching the multicast data message to the port that was determined.
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