Data distribution method and apparatus and computer program
US6226673A · kind A · utility
13Cited by
5References
23Claims
0Family size
Assignee
Inventor
Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 26, 1997 |
| Grant date | May 1, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 26, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L47/122
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
This invention is to autonomously control reduction of wide-area traffic by sharing the same stream among nodes while avoiding distribution route localization due to route selection at the network level, and efficiently distribute a real-time data stream maintaining a high quality. In a real-time data distribution control system for distributing real-time data such as image or audio data using a network, node devices having data transmission/reception/relay means are put into groups. When the real-time data distribution route is to be selected among the node groups, an upper node group is selected in units of transmission sources.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.