公开(公告)号：US20240333546A1

公开(公告)日：2024-10-03

申请号：US18129675

申请日：2023-03-31

Applicant: Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP

Inventor： Isaac Theogaraj ,  Rajesh B. Mirukula

IPC: H04L12/18 ,  H04L12/66 ,  H04L45/00

CPC classification number: H04L12/185 ,  H04L12/66 ,  H04L45/34

Abstract: A system for facilitating efficient multicast traffic distribution in a network comprising a plurality of gateway switches is provided. During operation, the system can receive a join request for a first multicast group. The system can select, based on a source selection mechanism, a first datacenter from a plurality of datacenters as a source of a first multicast flow of the first multicast group. Here, a respective datacenter can provide the first multicast flow. The system can also select, based on a receiver selection mechanism, a first gateway switch from the plurality of gateway switches for receiving the first multicast flow. The system can then send, to the remote gateway switches, a control message comprising information indicating the selection of the source and receiver of the first multicast flow. The control message can notify the first gateway switch to request the first flow from the first datacenter.