Clustering methods for scalable and bandwidth-efficient multicast
US7554928B2 · kind B2 · utility
2Cited by
3References
22Claims
0Family size
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 1, 2005 |
| Grant date | Jun 30, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 27, 2027 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L49/3009
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method, system, computer program product, and apparatus for reducing wasted bandwidth due to supercasting multicast cells through a router switch fabric is presented. A multicast destination address is compared to each destination address in a label-to-destination address table (LTDT) to determine the wasted bandwidth due to incorporating any additional switch fabric ports designated by the new destination address with beyond the switch fabric ports designated for each LTDT entry. Also considered is the amount of traffic experienced by each LTDT entry and that expected for the new destination address.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.