Enhanced multicast-based web server
US6981032B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 27, 2001 |
| Grant date | Dec 27, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 15, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L12/1868
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method for distributing web content efficiently across a network preferably using multicast transmission techniques. An information server receives a first request for a portion of information from a first networked device. It then receives a second request for the portion of information from a second networked device. The information server collects the first request and the second request into a bucket. The information server creates a combined response, destined for reception by the first networked device and the second networked device, and then provides the combined response including the portion of information requested by both the first and second networked devices, to a network interface.
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