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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 20, 2026
Filed:
Feb. 13, 2023
Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd., Shenzhen, CN;
Shuying Liu, Beijing, CN;
Ting Liao, Nanjing, CN;
Wei Fang, Shenzhen, CN;
Rui Gu, Beijing, CN;
Jingrong Xie, Beijing, CN;
Xuesong Geng, Beijing, CN;
Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd., Shenzhen, CN;
Abstract
A method for sending a multicast packet and a related apparatus are provided. The method includes: a first network device obtains a first multicast packet, wherein the first multicast packet includes a bit string and an identifier of a network slice, the bit string corresponds to a second network device, and the network slice corresponds to a multicast service of the second network device. The first network device obtains, based on the bit string and the identifier of the network slice, a first interface corresponding to the network slice. The first network device sends the first multicast packet to the second network device by using the first interface.