Multicast enabled web content distribution
US7254602B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 25, 2000 |
| Grant date | Aug 7, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 7, 2024 |
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 of information processing units and intermediate nodes. The method on an information processing unit includes receiving a web content object created by a user that is to be distributed to a set of destinations. Also, the method further includes sending a single copy of the web content object across the network via intermediate nodes to a set of destinations using a reliable multicast technique. Also, the invention includes receiving a packet on an intermediate node where the packet contains address information for a set of destinations. Also, the invention includes determining at an intermediate node the next hop or next hops that the packet should be forwarded to and forwarding a copy of the packet to each of those next hops.
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