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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 22, 2025
Filed:
Oct. 27, 2023
Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd., Guangdong, CN;
Ka Zhang, Beijing, CN;
Sheng Fang, Beijing, CN;
HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD., Shenzhen, CN;
Abstract
A communication method and apparatus are provided, so that packets of different services can be sent, based on a segment routing (SR) technology, on the same path specified by an SR policy. This addresses the significant limitation in the implementation of dual-stack reconstruction, and enhances communication efficiency. In the method, after receiving a first packet, a first network device forwards the first packet to a second network device based on a path specified by an SR policy. A destination endpoint specified by the SR policy is the second network device. An identifier of the destination endpoint includes a first IP address of the second network device and a second internet protocol (IP) address of the second network device.