Data structure-less distributed fabric multicast

A method comprising:

• identifying, by a particular component of a network device, a packet;
• dividing, by the particular component of the network device, a mask, associated with the packet, into a first portion of the mask and a second portion of the mask;
• providing, by the particular component of the network device, a first copy of the packet with the first portion of the mask;
• and
• providing, by the particular component of the network device, a second copy of the packet with the second portion of the mask.

A non-transitory computer readable medium storing instructions, the instructions comprising:

• one or more instructions that, when executed by at least one processor of a network device, cause the at least one processor to:
• identify a packet,
• divide a mask, associated with the packet, into a first portion of the mask and a second portion of the mask,
• provide a first copy of the packet with the first portion of the mask, and
• provide a second copy of the packet with the second portion of the mask.

A device comprising:

• one or more processors to:
• determine that a mask, associated with a packet, can be divided,
• divide the mask into a first portion of the mask and a second portion of the mask after determining that the mask can be divided,
• provide a first copy of the packet with the first portion of the mask, and
• provide a second copy of the packet with the second portion of the mask.