Method for the broadcasting of a data packet within a switched network based on an optimized calculation of the spanning tree
US7151752B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 29, 2002 |
| Grant date | Dec 19, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 18, 2025 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L45/484
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Disclosed is a method for the broadcasting of a data packet, called a broadcast packet, within a switched network comprising a plurality of nodes connected to one another by a plurality of links, said broadcast packet being broadcast along a spanning tree of the network. Each node is of the type used to send said broadcast packets simultaneously on several links. The method comprises a step for the calculation of said spanning tree that consists in minimizing the number of links per node included in said spanning tree.
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