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Unicast/multicast architecture

US8468249B2 · kind B2 · utility

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17References

14Claims

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Assignee

Cisco Technology, Inc. · US

Inventors

Steve Epstein · Jerusalem, IL
Yossi Tsuria · Jerusalem, IL

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 15, 2011
Grant date	Jun 18, 2013
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Feb 22, 2032

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04L67/289
WIPO fieldDigital communication
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A system and method for providing content to users including a multicast sub-system providing content to multiple users and a unicast sub-system providing content to individual users. The multicast sub-system being operative to push to each of a plurality of user communities, content relating to the community and the unicast sub-system being operative to provide on demand to a user, content which has not been previously pushed to the user.

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