Methods and apparatus for using multicast messaging in a system for implementing transactions
US10439833B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 4, 2011 |
| Grant date | Oct 8, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 27, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L65/4038
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Methods and apparatus for generating and using multicast transaction messages in an exchange system are described. A unicast transaction message is received, e.g., by a gateway device which interacts with devices outside the exchange system. The gateway device generates a multicast transaction message from the unicast transaction message and sends transmits it to other devices in the exchange system. A multicast transaction message is received by the gateway device. The gateway generates a unicast transaction response message and sends it to the trader system which sent the transaction message to which the response corresponds. Traders are permitted to include information in a transaction message field which is not interpreted or used by the exchange to control message processing. The information in the uninterpreted field is echoed back to the trader system and allows the trader to correlate the transaction messages to one or more clients or to perform other operations.
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