Abstract:
Embodiments of the present invention provide a path checking method, a sink node device, and a communications system. The path checking method includes: a sink node determines whether a check packet sent by an ingress node by using a check multicast tree is received within a predetermined time, where the sink node is a node connected to a receiver, the ingress node is a node connected to a multicast source, and the check multicast tree and a first multicast tree have a same transmission path and different multicast addresses; and if the sink node determines that no check packet sent by the ingress node by using the check multicast tree is received within the predetermined time, the sink node determines a path fault exists in an upstream node of the sink node in the first multicast tree.
Abstract:
The application provides a multicast communications method and an aggregation switch, which can implement on-demand replication of multicast traffic. The method includes: an aggregation switch (AGG) acquires a multicast group address link state protocol data unit (GM LSP) packet sent by an access switch (ACC); the AGG compares multicast join information in the GM LSP packet with multicast join information stored in the AGG, to obtain a comparison result, and the AGG updates the multicast join information stored in the AGG according to the comparison result. The AGG generates a preset-protocol packet by using changed multicast join information in the comparison result according to a preset format, where the preset-protocol packet is an Internet Group Management Protocol (IGMP) packet or a Protocol Independent Multicast (PIM) packet. The AGG sends the preset-protocol packet to a first multicast router.
Abstract:
A method for determining a DF of a multicast flow, a device, and a system are disclosed. In an EVPN scenario, a CE device is connected to a plurality of PE devices in a dual-homed or multi-homed manner. A first PE device is any one of the plurality of PE devices. After determining that the CE device connected to an Ethernet link joins a multicast group of a multicast flow, the first PE device determines bandwidth occupation statuses of a plurality of Ethernet links included in an ES to which the Ethernet link belongs, and then determines, as a DF of the multicast flow based on the multicast flow bandwidth occupation statuses of the plurality of Ethernet links, a PE device corresponding to an Ethernet link that occupies lowest multicast flow bandwidth. This helps improve equalization of load sharing for multicast flow transmission on an EVPN.
Abstract:
Embodiments of the present invention provide a method, a device, and a system for creating a bidirectional multicast distribution tree based on an interior gateway protocol, the method includes: generating, according to a root address of a first node flooded by the first node through an IGP and a shortest path tree algorithm, a shortest path to another node with the first node as a source node, and constructing a flooding tree according to the shortest path; and when receiving layer 3 multicast group information flooded by an edge node, determining, according to the layer 3 multicast group information and a multicast group range that is supported by the first node, a flooding tree corresponding to each layer 3 multicast group, and performing pruning, according to the layer 3 multicast group information, to the flooding tree corresponding to each layer 3 multicast group, to generate a bidirectional multicast distribution tree.