Method and apparatus for operating a multicast system on an unreliable network
US5561670A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | May 13, 1994 |
| Grant date | Oct 1, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 13, 2014 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N21/434
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A multicast network system comprises a data network which provides a medium for data transfer. A media source having a control packet and media packets coupled to the data network broadcasts the control packet and the media packets to the data network and rebroadcasts the control packet in conjunction with the media packets to the data network. A media receiver is coupled to the network and receives the control packet and the media packets from the data network to process the control packet and the media packets to produce a media output.
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