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Apparatus and method for generating a data distribution route

US7583796B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJun 13, 2001
Grant dateSep 1, 2009
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Expiry dateJul 25, 2022

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04M2215/745
  • WIPO fieldTelecommunications
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Re-distribution servers are installed at the branch points of a network for distributing streaming data, and route costs between two re-distribution servers are collected. Then, a distribution route tree from a source to a plurality of clients is automatically generated based on the cost information.

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