| CPC H04L 43/50 (2013.01) [H04L 12/18 (2013.01); H04L 43/0829 (2013.01); H04L 43/0852 (2013.01); H04L 45/16 (2013.01); H04L 47/35 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |

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1. A first node comprising:
a receiver configured to receive a multicast service flow from a multicast source, wherein the multicast service flow comprises a first data packet;
a processor coupled to the receiver and configured to:
encapsulate an In-situ Flow Information Telemetry (IFIT) extension header into the first data packet to obtain a second data packet, wherein the IFIT extension header comprises a first detection identifier identifying the multicast service flow; and
copy, according to a quantity of next-hop second nodes of the first node, the second data packet; and
a transmitter coupled to the processor and configured to send the second data packet to each of the next-hop second nodes.
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