| CPC H04L 45/22 (2013.01) [H04L 45/02 (2013.01); H04L 45/28 (2013.01); H04L 45/42 (2013.01)] | 17 Claims |

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1. A method for implementing entry backup, comprising:
generating, by a first network device, a first border gateway protocol (BGP) message, wherein the first BGP message comprises first entry information, and the first entry information comprises information about a first entry stored in the first network device; and
sending, by the first network device, the first BGP message to a second network device, wherein the first BGP message advertises an entry backup route to the second network device to enable the second network device to obtain a second entry based on the first BGP message, wherein information about the second entry comprises the first entry information, and the second entry is a backup entry of the first entry,
wherein the first BGP message comprises a route type field, and the route type field indicates that a type of a route advertised by the first BGP message is the entry backup route.
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