Patent · US Active

Multicasting content

US10681096B2 · kind B2 · utility

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11References

20Claims

0Family size

Assignee

Comcast Cable Communications, LLC · US

Inventors

Brian Field · Evergreen, US
Jan Van Doorn · Castle Rock, US
Mark Torluemke · Centennial, US
Jim Hall · Centennial, US
Daniel Groustra · Littleton, US
John Leddy · Via Enrico Fermi, US

Key dates

Filing date	Aug 18, 2011
Grant date	Jun 9, 2020
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Aug 18, 2031

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04L65/70
WIPO fieldDigital communication
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Aspects of the disclosure relate to multicasting content throughout a distribution network. For example, a content server may generate content fragment packets and attribute packets, and transmit the content fragment packets and attribute packets via a multicast transmission to deliver content to one or more user devices. The multicast transmission may conform to a particular protocol suitable for multicasting content fragments.

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