Weighted multicast join load balance

    公开(公告)号:US11516115B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-11-29

    申请号:US16996449

    申请日:2020-08-18

    Abstract: In some examples, a method includes receiving, by an egress network device for a network, messages from each of a plurality of ingress network devices for the network, wherein each of the messages specifies a multicast source, a multicast group, and an upstream multicast hop weight value for multicast traffic for the multicast source and the multicast group; selecting, by the egress network device and based on the upstream multicast hop weight values specified by the received messages, one of the plurality of ingress network devices to which to send a multicast join message of a plurality of multicast join messages for the multicast source and multicast group; and sending, by the egress network device, the multicast join message to the selected one of the plurality of ingress network devices.

    Weighted multicast join load balance

    公开(公告)号:US11477113B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-10-18

    申请号:US16996449

    申请日:2020-08-18

    Abstract: In some examples, a method includes receiving, by an egress network device for a network, messages from each of a plurality of ingress network devices for the network, wherein each of the messages specifies a multicast source, a multicast group, and an upstream multicast hop weight value for multicast traffic for the multicast source and the multicast group; selecting, by the egress network device and based on the upstream multicast hop weight values specified by the received messages, one of the plurality of ingress network devices to which to send a multicast join message of a plurality of multicast join messages for the multicast source and multicast group; and sending, by the egress network device, the multicast join message to the selected one of the plurality of ingress network devices.

    Weighted multicast join load balance

    公开(公告)号:US11431614B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-08-30

    申请号:US16996449

    申请日:2020-08-18

    Abstract: In some examples, a method includes receiving, by an egress network device for a network, messages from each of a plurality of ingress network devices for the network, wherein each of the messages specifies a multicast source, a multicast group, and an upstream multicast hop weight value for multicast traffic for the multicast source and the multicast group; selecting, by the egress network device and based on the upstream multicast hop weight values specified by the received messages, one of the plurality of ingress network devices to which to send a multicast join message of a plurality of multicast join messages for the multicast source and multicast group; and sending, by the egress network device, the multicast join message to the selected one of the plurality of ingress network devices.

    HOT ROOT STANDBY SUPPORT FOR MULTICAST
    5.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20170289216A1

    公开(公告)日:2017-10-05

    申请号:US15085843

    申请日:2016-03-30

    CPC classification number: H04L65/4076 H04L45/22 H04L45/24 H04L45/28 H04L45/50

    Abstract: In general, techniques are described for providing Hot-Root Standby in Global Table Multicast (GTM) environments. For example, in such GTM environments, normally a single unicast route to the customer multicast source (“C-Source”) will be available to egress provider edge (PE) routers. As described herein, ingress PE routers may advertise multiple routes to a C-Source, including unicast routes that include Route Import Extended Communities, which are imported by egress PE routers. This enables an egress PE router to have multiple paths to the C-Source, and the egress PE router may generate multiple C-multicast source tree joins for respective ingress PE routers in order to receive respective multicast streams sourced by the C-Source from the ingress PE routers.

    UPSTREAM MULTICAST HOP (UMH) EXTENSIONS FOR ANYCAST DEPLOYMENTS

    公开(公告)号:US20240022444A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-01-18

    申请号:US18475955

    申请日:2023-09-27

    CPC classification number: H04L12/18

    Abstract: An example egress network device includes at least one computer processor and a memory. The memory includes instructions that cause the at least one computer processor to receive messages from each of a plurality of ingress network devices. Each message specifies a multicast source as an anycast address that belongs to two or more sources, a multicast group, and a customer site identifier that uniquely identifies a customer network device via which the anycast address is reachable. The instructions cause the at least one computer processor to select, based on the customer site identifiers, one of the plurality of ingress network devices to which to send a multicast join message of a plurality of multicast join messages for the multicast source and multicast group. The instructions cause the at least one computer processor to send the multicast join message to the selected one of the plurality of ingress network devices.

    EVPN multicast ingress forwarder election using source-active route

    公开(公告)号:US11496329B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-11-08

    申请号:US16825732

    申请日:2020-03-20

    Abstract: The techniques describe example network systems providing core-facing designated forwarder (DF) election to forward multicast traffic into an EVPN of a core network. For example, a first PE device of a plurality of PE devices participating in an EVPN comprises one or more processors operably coupled to a memory, wherein the one or more processors are configured to: determine that a first multicast traffic flow has started for the first PE device; in response, send a source-active (SA) route to indicate the first multicast traffic flow has started for the first PE device; receive, from a second PE device, a second SA route that indicates that a second multicast traffic flow has started for the second PE device; and perform an election of a core-facing DF from among the first PE device and second PE device, wherein the core-facing DF is configured to forward the multicast traffic into the EVPN.

    UPSTREAM MULTICAST HOP (UMH) EXTENTIONS FOR ANYCAST DEPLOYMENTS

    公开(公告)号:US20220247585A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-08-04

    申请号:US17248585

    申请日:2021-01-29

    Abstract: An example egress network device includes at least one computer processor and a memory. The memory includes instructions that cause the at least one computer processor to receive messages from each of a plurality of ingress network devices. Each message specifies a multicast source as an anycast address that belongs to two or more sources, a multicast group, and a customer site identifier that uniquely identifies a customer network device via which the anycast address is reachable. The instructions cause the at least one computer processor to select, based on the customer site identifiers, one of the plurality of ingress network devices to which to send a multicast join message of a plurality of multicast join messages for the multicast source and multicast group. The instructions cause the at least one computer processor to send the multicast join message to the selected one of the plurality of ingress network devices.

    WEIGHTED MULTICAST JOIN LOAD BALANCE
    10.
    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:US20240137307A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-04-25

    申请号:US18400881

    申请日:2023-12-29

    CPC classification number: H04L45/16 H04L12/185 H04L12/4641 H04L45/28 H04L45/50

    Abstract: In some examples, a method includes receiving, by an egress network device for a network, messages from each of a plurality of ingress network devices for the network, wherein each of the messages specifies a multicast source, a multicast group, and an upstream multicast hop weight value for multicast traffic for the multicast source and the multicast group; selecting, by the egress network device and based on the upstream multicast hop weight values specified by the received messages, one of the plurality of ingress network devices to which to send a multicast join message of a plurality of multicast join messages for the multicast source and multicast group; and sending, by the egress network device, the multicast join message to the selected one of the plurality of ingress network devices.

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