US 11,894,998 B2
Bit-forwarding ingress router, bit-forwarding router, and operation, administration and maintenance test method
Lianshu Zheng, Shenzhen (CN); and Guoyi Chen, Beijing (CN)
Assigned to Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd., Shenzhen (CN)
Filed by HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD., Shenzhen (CN)
Filed on Dec. 13, 2022, as Appl. No. 18/065,460.
Application 18/065,460 is a continuation of application No. 17/181,843, filed on Feb. 22, 2021, granted, now 11,558,274.
Application 17/181,843 is a continuation of application No. 16/411,936, filed on May 14, 2019, granted, now 10,965,568, issued on Mar. 30, 2021.
Application 16/411,936 is a continuation of application No. 15/639,896, filed on Jun. 30, 2017, granted, now 10,313,216, issued on Jun. 4, 2019.
Application 15/639,896 is a continuation of application No. PCT/CN2015/098113, filed on Dec. 21, 2015.
Claims priority of application No. 201410850766.9 (CN), filed on Dec. 30, 2014.
Prior Publication US 2023/0224230 A1, Jul. 13, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04L 43/0811 (2022.01); H04L 43/00 (2022.01); H04L 45/16 (2022.01); H04L 45/00 (2022.01); H04L 45/50 (2022.01)
CPC H04L 43/0811 (2013.01) [H04L 43/00 (2013.01); H04L 45/16 (2013.01); H04L 45/20 (2013.01); H04L 45/50 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
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1. An apparatus, located in a bit forwarding ingress router (BFIR), the apparatus comprising:
a memory storing instructions; and
a processor coupled to the memory to execute the instructions to:
obtain a first operation, administration, and maintenance (OAM) request packet according to an identifier (ID) of at least one bit forwarding egress router (BFER), wherein the first OAM request packet comprises an ID of the BFIR, a first bit string, and a first set identifier to which the first bit string belongs, and the first bit string corresponds to the at least one BFER; and
send the first OAM request packet to the at least one BFER.