Method and apparatus for providing congruent multicast and...

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2011-06-28

2011-06-28

Phunkulh, Bob A (Department: 2477)

Multiplex communications

Pathfinding or routing

Switching a message which includes an address header

C370S401000, C370S432000, C709S238000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07969978

ABSTRACT:
A method and apparatus for enabling congruent multicast and unicast routing in a Virtual Private Network (VPN) are disclosed. For example, the present method receives a request to join a multicast group to receive multicast data traffic by a receiver behind a remote Provider Edge (PE) router. The method then discovers a multicast source to allow said remote PE router to use a direct path to receive said multicast data traffic from a source.

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