Reporting multicast bandwidth consumption between a multicast replicating node and a traffic scheduling node
US8467388B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 29, 2007 |
| Grant date | Jun 18, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 12, 2028 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L47/52
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A multicast replicating network node (203) according to the present invention reports to a traffic scheduling network node (205) information (231) indicative for the bandwidth consumed by multicast services or indicative for the bandwidth available for unicast services on a line coupled to the multicast replicating network node (203). The traffic scheduling network node (205) this way stays aware of the multicast bandwidth occupancy on different subscriber lines and access node uplinks without serious impact on its processing requirements.
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