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Method of routing multicast traffic

  • US 8,611,252 B2
  • Filed: 07/25/2012
  • Issued: 12/17/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/09/2006
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method comprising:

  • receiving a multicast data packet at a network device;

    identifying a multicast group address of the multicast data packet;

    identifying which one of a plurality of multicast routing tables on the network device is associated with the identified multicast group address, each of the plurality of multicast routing tables being associated with a respective one of a plurality of multicast group addresses, each multicast routing table indicating a respective one of a plurality of multicast routing topologies; and

    routing the multicast data packet to the identified multicast group address in accordance with a particular multicast routing topology indicated by the identified multicast routing table.

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