Network device, method of controlling the same and network system
US8230492B2 · kind B2 · utility
2Cited by
5References
16Claims
0Family size
Assignee
Inventor
Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 22, 2006 |
| Grant date | Jul 24, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 31, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L67/56
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and apparatus for mitigating traffic increase due to both a proxy server and a network device transmitting response packets to a search request by multicast. The network device transmits to the proxy server information required for a client apparatus to communicate with the network device. When the proxy server is in a state where proxy-send of the information is possible, the network device restricts response to a search request by multicast from the client apparatus.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.