Method and apparatus for routing and congestion control in multicast networks
US6427166B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 22, 2000 |
| Grant date | Jul 30, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 22, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L2001/0097
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An embodiment consistent with the present invention includes a method and apparatus for distributing multicast data. The method may be performed by a data processor and comprises the steps of forming a multicast repair tree including a sender, a plurality of heads, and a plurality of receivers, wherein at least one head is associated with the sender and at least one receiver is associated with the head; sending, by a sender to the plurality of heads and the plurality of receivers, a plurality of multicast messages at a data rate; receiving, by the sender from one of the plurality of heads, a congestion status associated with a receiver of the head; and slowing the data rate, by the sender, in accordance with the congestion status.
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