Method of multicasting
US5541927A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 24, 1994 |
| Grant date | Jul 30, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 24, 2014 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L2012/5642
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method of network multicasting using transport layer protocols, suitable for use in ATM networks, is disclosed. The protocols advantageously combine the acknowledgments of individual destinations along the underlying multicast tree to prevent acknowledgement implosion. The inventive method also prevents unnecessary retransmission by performing local multicasts.
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