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POINT-TO-MULTIPOINT PATH IMPLEMENTATION IN A MULTICAST VIRTUAL PRIVATE NETWORK

  • US 20110188499A1
  • Filed: 02/04/2010
  • Published: 08/04/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/04/2010
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A method at a first routing device, the method comprising:

  • receiving an interest for multicast traffic that is transmitted downstream along a point-to-multipoint path in a multicast virtual private network, the interest identifying at least one of a source address or a multicast group address;

    identifying a second routing device based on the at least one of the source address or the multicast group address, the second routing device being upstream to the first routing device; and

    on condition of receipt of the interest, creating a bidirectional path between the first routing device and the second routing device.

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