Patent ID: 11863440
Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
Field: Digital communication (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 11:
12. A first network device in a network, wherein the network comprises the first network device and a second network device, there are a plurality of forwarding paths between the first network device and the second network device, and the first network device comprises:
a processor; and
a memory coupled to the processor and storing instructions for execution by the processor, the instructions instruct the processor to cause the first network device to:
receive a first packet, wherein the first packet comprises first indication information and payload data, wherein the indication information is a Multi-Protocol Label Switching (MPLS) label or an Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) address;
generate, when the first network device determines that the first packet comprises the first indication information, a plurality of second packets based on the first packet, wherein each of the plurality of second packets comprises the payload data and second indication information; and
separately forward the plurality of second packets to the second network device over different forwarding paths in the plurality of forwarding paths, wherein the second indication information is used to instruct the second network device to discard a packet in the plurality of second packets except a packet that first reaches the second network device.