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Ciphering as a part of the multicast concept

US8549287B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateAug 14, 2002
Grant dateOct 1, 2013
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Expiry dateApr 4, 2026

Classification

  • 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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