Fail-safe system for distributing streaming media having a dynamically reconfigurable hierarchy of ring or mesh topologies
US6725274B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 29, 2000 |
| Grant date | Apr 20, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 29, 2020 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L65/611
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A distribution network architecture resistant to component failure is provided for distributing streaming media which supports partial mesh and ring-based topologies. Data streams are provided to and transmitted from distribution router clusters employing a shared broadcast medium having one-to-many relationship between respective input distribution routers and output distribution routers. The shared broadcast medium can be a plurality of hubs configured to transmit packets and signaling on opposite, unidirectional paths.
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