Ciphering as a part of the multicast concept
US8307204B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 28, 2002 |
| Grant date | Nov 6, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 17, 2025 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L2463/061
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The invention proposes a method for transmitting a message to a plurality of user entities in a network by using a multicast service, comprising the steps of encrypting a multicast message by using ciphering, and sending the encrypted multicast message to the plurality of user entities simultaneously. The invention also proposes a corresponding multicast service control device and a corresponding user entity.
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