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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 03, 2023
Filed:
Jul. 30, 2021
Applicant:
Avago Technologies International Sales Pte. Limited, Singapore, SG;
Inventor:
Santanu Sinha, Cupertino, CA (US);
Assignee:
Avago Technologies International Sales Pte. Limited, Singapore, SG;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 45/16 (2022.01); H04L 45/00 (2022.01); H04L 45/42 (2022.01); H04L 45/745 (2022.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 45/16 (2013.01); H04L 45/20 (2013.01); H04L 45/42 (2013.01); H04L 45/745 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of reducing bias in multicast replication, the method comprising receiving a packet at a network device and determining a multicast group from the packet. The method further includes obtaining at least two or more destinations corresponding to the multicast group, replicating the packet for the at least two or more destinations, and forwarding the replicated packet to the at least two or more destinations in a randomized sequence.