US 12,368,671 B2
Communication method and apparatus
Ka Zhang, Beijing (CN); and Sheng Fang, Beijing (CN)
Assigned to HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD., Shenzhen (CN)
Filed by HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD., Guangdong (CN)
Filed on Oct. 27, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/495,885.
Application 18/495,885 is a continuation of application No. PCT/CN2022/076572, filed on Feb. 17, 2022.
Claims priority of application No. 202110486259.1 (CN), filed on Apr. 30, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2024/0056392 A1, Feb. 15, 2024
Int. Cl. H04L 45/741 (2022.01); H04L 45/42 (2022.01); H04L 45/50 (2022.01)
CPC H04L 45/741 (2013.01) [H04L 45/42 (2013.01); H04L 45/50 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
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1. A communication method, wherein the method is performed by a first network device, and the method comprises:
receiving a packet; and
forwarding the packet to a second network device based on a path specified by a segment routing (SR) policy, wherein
a destination endpoint specified by the SR policy is the second network device, and an identifier of the destination endpoint comprises a first internet protocol (IP) address of the second network device and a second IP address of the second network device,
wherein the first IP address and the second IP address correspond to packets of different services to be sent on the same path specified by the SR policy.