Control information may include: information that identifies sources and destinations, such
as addresses, error detection codes like checksums, sequencing information, etc. Control …

Association. InfiniBandR networks typically rely on end nodes, ie, Source and destination
nodes, to handle reliability and error issues such as error checking, time outs, and …

BACKGROUND Network elements are commonly separated into a control plane and a data
plane (sometimes referred to as a forwarding plane or a media plane). In the case that the …

A network device creates a forwarding table that includes information associated with a set
of destinations in a network, and determines next hops for the set of destinations. The …

BACKGROUND Multicasting is a bandwidth-conserving technology that reduces network
traffic by simultaneously sending data pack ets to a specific group of receivers. Multicast …

Various systems and methods for performing bit indexed explicit replication (BIER). For
example, one method involves receiving a packet at a node. The packet includes a multicast …

BACKGROUND [0002] Traditional Internet Protocol (IP) multicast is a bandwidth-conserving
technology that reduces network traf fic by simultaneously delivering a single stream of …

A network device creates multiple forwarding tables, and each forwarding table includes
information associated with a first set of destinations and a second set of destinations. The …

Techniques are described to replicate multicast packets in accordance with a hierarchical
data structure. For example, upon receiving a multicast packet, a packet-forwarding engine …

BACKGROUND A computer network is a collection of interconnected computing devices that
exchange data and share resources. In a packet-based network, such as the Internet, the …