Providing transparent multicast content via mobile telecommunication network
US12126666B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 23, 2021 |
| Grant date | Oct 22, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 26, 2041 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W4/06
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method for providing multimedia content as multicast packets in a mobile communications network. A client device and a multimedia server capable of performing said method. The multimedia server determines a current demand value for the multimedia content, the value being the number of clients which are being provided with said multimedia content and the number of clients from which the request has been received but which are not yet being provided with said multimedia content. If the determined current demand value of said multimedia content is below said pre-defined threshold, the multimedia server provides said multitude of clients with said multimedia content using a tunnel which is set up to each one of the clients using a tunnel protocol. The multimedia content is sent as multicast packets which are encapsulated by using said tunnel protocol.
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