Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Multicast based on bit indexed explicit replication
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Application No.: US15718210Application Date: 2017-09-28
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Publication No.: US10574589B2Publication Date: 2020-02-25
- Inventor: Jayant Kotalwar , Filip Martin , Hooman Bidgoli
- Applicant: Nokia Technologies OY
- Applicant Address: FI Espoo
- Assignee: Nokia Technologies Oy
- Current Assignee: Nokia Technologies Oy
- Current Assignee Address: FI Espoo
- Agency: Tong, Rea, Bentley & Kim, LLC
- Main IPC: H04L12/927
- IPC: H04L12/927 ; H04L12/46 ; H04L12/931

Abstract:
The present disclosure generally discloses a multicast capability configured to support multicast that is based on use of Bit Indexed Explicit Replication (BIER). The multicast capability may be configured to support deployment of BIER into a network in a manner that continues to support use of Protocol Independent Multicast (PIM) for multicast control within the network. The multicast capability may be configured to support deployment of BIER, into a network including an Interior Gateway Protocol (IGP) area, using a BIER domain that is commensurate with the IGP area or that is only a portion of the IGP area. The multicast capability may be configured to support deployment of BIER into a network in a manner supporting stitching of traditional PIM access networks via a BIER core network.
Public/Granted literature
- US20190097944A1 MULTICAST BASED ON BIT INDEXED EXPLICIT REPLICATION Public/Granted day:2019-03-28
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