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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 20, 2022
Filed:
Jan. 23, 2015
Applicant:
Cisco Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Inventors:
Ijsbrand Wijnands, Leuven, BE;
Gregory J. Shepherd, Eugene, OR (US);
Christian J. Martin, Rumson, NJ (US);
Rajiv Asati, Morrisville, NC (US);
Assignee:
CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC., San Jose, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 45/7453 (2022.01); H04L 45/00 (2022.01); H04L 45/24 (2022.01); H04L 12/18 (2006.01); H04L 45/16 (2022.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 45/7453 (2013.01); H04L 12/185 (2013.01); H04L 45/16 (2013.01); H04L 45/24 (2013.01); H04L 45/38 (2013.01); H04L 45/54 (2013.01);
Abstract
Various systems and methods for performing bit indexed explicit replication (BIER). For example, one method involves receiving a packet at a node. The packet includes a bit string. The node selects forwarding information based on a flow value associated with the packet. The forwarding information includes a forwarding bit mask. The node then forwards the packet based on the bit string and the forwarding information.