(57) ABSTRACT A system and method are disclosed for using segment routing (SR) in
native IP networks. The method involves receiving a packet. The packet is an IP packet and …

A method and device are disclosed for opportunistic compression of routing segment
identifiers. In one embodiment, the method includes participating in routing of a first data …

Methods and network devices are disclosed for failure protection in traffic-engineered bit
indexed explicit replication networks. In one embodiment, a method includes receiving at a …

Methods and network devices are disclosed for traffic-engineered forwarding through a new
form of bit indexed explicit replication. In one embodiment, a method includes receiving at a …

A method and system are disclosed for use of segment routing in monitoring of a network
path. In one embodiment, the method includes selecting a plurality of segment identifiers …

Various systems and methods for using strict path forward ing. For example, one method
involves receiving an adver tisement at a node. The advertisement includes a segment …

A system and method are disclosed for using segment routing (SR) in native IP networks.
The method involves receiving a packet. The packet is an IP packet and includes an IP …

Methods and network devices are disclosed for traffic-engineered forwarding through a new
form of bit indexed explicit replication. In one embodiment, a method includes receiving at a …

An apparatus and method is disclosed for segment routing (SR). In one embodiment, the
method includes a node creating a segment stack that identifies one segment calculated …

Various techniques can be used to avoid loops during network convergence after a topology
change such as a failure. For example, a method can involve detecting a failure that disrupts …