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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 08, 2019
Filed:
Jul. 24, 2017
Telefonaktiebolaget L M Ericsson (Publ), Stockholm, SE;
Antoni Przygienda, Sunnvyale, CA (US);
Evgeny Tantsura, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ), Stockholm, SE;
Abstract
Exemplary methods include a first network device participating in an election process to determine a designated bit forwarding router (D-BFR). The methods include in response to determining the first network device is elected to be the D-BFR, performing D-BFR operations comprising assigning one or more bitmask positions (BMPs) to one or more bit forwarding egress routers (BFERs) and advertising the assigned one or more BMPs. The method may further include one or more of determining an elected bitmask (BM) length based on maximum local BM lengths advertised by other BFRs and determining an elected tree type based on supported tree types advertised by other BFRs.