Method and system for routing undirectional multicast data
US6389453B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 9, 1997 |
| Grant date | May 14, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 9, 2017 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W40/02
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method of and system for transmitting multicast packets unidirectionally from a transmitter of a source network to a receiver of a client network and unicast packets bidirectionally between the source network and the client network by configuring a selected router of the client network to accept multicast packets from the receiver, establishing a virtual connection between the selected router of the client network and a selected router of the source network, and advertising in the client network that the virtual connection is the shortest path from the client network to the source network.
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