Distributed multicast system and method in a network
US8086755B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 29, 2004 |
| Grant date | Dec 27, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 23, 2027 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S370/912
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The invention provides multicast communication using distributed topologies in a network. The control nodes in the network build a distributed topology of processor nodes for providing multicast packet distribution. Multiple processor nodes in the network participate in the decisions regarding the forwarding of multicast packets as opposed to multicast communications being centralized in the control nodes.
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