EFFICIENT HANDLING OF MULTI-DESTINATION TRAFFIC IN AN INTERNET PROTOCOL FABRIC DATA CENTER
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1. A method, comprising:
- establishing at least one fixed topology distribution tree in a network, wherein the fixed topology distribution tree comprises one root node and a plurality of leaf nodes connected to the root node;
maintaining an indication of multicast group interests advertised by the leaf nodes; and
pruning traffic at the root node based on the advertised multicast group interests of the leaf nodes.
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Abstract
A method is provided in one example embodiment and includes establishing at least one fixed topology distribution tree in a network, where the fixed topology distribution tree comprises one root node and a plurality of leaf nodes connected to the root node; maintaining at the root node an indication of multicast group interests advertised by the leaf nodes; and pruning traffic at the root node based on the advertised multicast group interests of the leaf nodes. In one embodiment, the root node is a spine switch and each of the leaf nodes is a leaf switch and each of the leaf nodes is connected to the root node by a single hop.
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1. A method, comprising:
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establishing at least one fixed topology distribution tree in a network, wherein the fixed topology distribution tree comprises one root node and a plurality of leaf nodes connected to the root node; maintaining an indication of multicast group interests advertised by the leaf nodes; and pruning traffic at the root node based on the advertised multicast group interests of the leaf nodes. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. One or more non-transitory tangible media that includes code for execution and when executed by a processor is operable to perform operations comprising:
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establishing at least one fixed topology distribution tree in a network, wherein the fixed topology distribution tree comprises one root node and a plurality of leaf nodes connected to the root node; maintaining an indication of multicast group interests advertised by the leaf nodes; and pruning traffic at the root node based on the advertised multicast group interests of the leaf nodes. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. An apparatus, comprising:
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a memory element configured to store data; a processor operable to execute instructions associated with the data; and a fixed topology distribution tree (“
FTDT”
) module configured to;establish at least one fixed topology distribution tree in a network, wherein the fixed topology distribution tree comprises one root node and a plurality of leaf nodes connected to the root node; maintain an indication of multicast group interests advertised by the leaf nodes; and prune traffic based on the advertised multicast group interests of the leaf nodes. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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