Signal processing apparatus and signal processing method thereof for implementing a broadcast or a multicast communication
A communication system includes: a control apparatus that sets broadcast domains or multicast domains respectively for virtual networks configured in a physical network including a forwarding node(s), and sets, in the forwarding node(s), broadcast or multicast control information, associating a packet forwarding destination and a match condition including an identifier for identifying one of the broadcast domains or multicast domains; and the forwarding node(s) that performs a broadcast or multicast using the broadcast or multicast control information.
1. A control apparatus, comprising:
a memory storing virtual node information concerning a virtual node, the virtual node information including a virtual network identifier; and
a processor configured to execute program instructions to:
identify, based on the virtual node information, a network domain identifier corresponding to one of a broadcast domain and multicast domain;
identify, based on the network domain identifier, a packet processing instruction for processing a packet according to the virtual network identifier and the network domain identifier; and
send the packet processing instruction to an edge switch apparatus corresponding to the virtual node.
2. The control apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the packet processing instruction includes an instruction for adding the network domain identifier to a header of a received packet based on the virtual network identifier of the received packet.
3. The control apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the packet processing instruction includes an instruction for adding the network domain identifier to a Multi-Protocol Label Switching region of a received packet based on the virtual network identifier of the received packet.
4. The control apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the packet processing instruction includes an instruction for removing the network domain identifier of a received packet.
5. The control apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to execute program instructions to:
identify, based on the network domain identifier, a packet forwarding instruction; and
send the packet forwarding instruction to a core switch apparatus.
6. The control apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the processing instruction includes a first flow entry, a second flow entry, and a packet storing instruction which indicates storing the first flow entry into a first table and storing the second flow entry into a second table respectively.
7. The control apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the virtual network identifier corresponds one to one with the one of the broadcast domain and multicast domain to which the edge switch apparatus belongs.
8. A communication system, comprising:
an edge switch apparatus; and
a control apparatus configured to control the edge switch apparatus,
wherein the control apparatus comprises:
a memory storing virtual node information concerning a virtual node, the virtual node information including a virtual network identifier; and
a processor configured to execute program instructions to:
identify, based on the virtual node information, a network domain identifier corresponding to one of a broadcast domain and multicast domain;
identify, based on the network domain identifier, a packet processing instruction for processing a packet according to the virtual network identifier and the network domain identifier; and
send the packet processing instruction to the edge switch apparatus corresponding to the virtual node.
9. The communication system according to claim 8 , wherein the packet processing instruction includes an instruction for adding the network domain identifier to a header of a received packet based on the virtual network identifier of the received packet.
10. The communication system according to claim 8 , wherein the packet processing instruction includes an instruction for adding the network domain identifier to a Multi-Protocol Label Switching region of a received packet based on the virtual network identifier of the received packet.
11. The communication system according to claim 8 , wherein the packet processing instruction includes an instruction for removing the network domain identifier of a received packet.
12. The communication system according to claim 8 , further comprising a core switch apparatus,
wherein the processor is further configured to execute program instructions to:
identify, based on the network domain identifier, a packet forwarding instruction; and
send the packet forwarding instruction to the core switch apparatus.
13. The communication system according to claim 8 , wherein the processing instruction includes a first flow entry, a second flow entry, and a packet storing instruction which indicates storing the first flow entry into a first table and storing the second flow entry into a second table respectively.
14. The communication system according to claim 8 , wherein the virtual network identifier corresponds one to one with the one of the broadcast domain and multicast domain to which the edge switch apparatus belongs.
15. A network control method, comprising:
identifying, based on virtual node information concerning a virtual node, a network domain identifier corresponding to one of a broadcast domain and multicast domain, the virtual node information including a virtual network identifier;
identifying, based on the network domain identifier, a packet processing instruction for processing a packet according to the virtual network identifier and the network domain identifier; and
sending, to an edge switch apparatus corresponding to the virtual node, the packet processing instruction.
16. The network control method according to claim 15 , wherein the packet processing instruction includes an instruction for adding the network domain identifier to a header of a received packet based on the virtual network identifier of the received packet.
17. The network control method according to claim 15 , wherein the packet processing instruction includes an instruction for adding the network domain identifier to a Multi-Protocol Label Switching region of a received packet based on the virtual network identifier of the received packet.
18. The network control method according to claim 15 , wherein the packet processing instruction includes an instruction for removing the network domain identifier of a received packet.
19. The network control method according to claim 15 , further comprising:
identifying, based on the network domain identifier, a packet forwarding instruction; and
sending the packet forwarding instruction to a core switch apparatus.
20. The network control method according to claim 15 , wherein the processing instruction includes a first flow entry, a second flow entry, and a packet storing instruction which indicates storing the first flow entry into a first table and storing the second flow entry into a second table respectively.
21. The network control method according to claim 15 , wherein the virtual network identifier corresponds one to one with the one of the broadcast domain and multicast domain to which the edge switch apparatus belongs.