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Method and system for transmitting and receiving data using multicasting

US8554937B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateOct 20, 2005
Grant dateOct 8, 2013
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Expiry dateJun 9, 2030

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L12/185
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A system and method for transmitting and receiving data using multicasting are provided. The system and method enables Internet Protocol (IP) communication between a server and a client that do not know IP information about the other party. The system includes an information management unit storing information about a client and a group the client belongs to, a packet generation unit generating a packet to be transmitted to the client, a packet transceiver transmitting the packet to and receiving a packet from the client through a multicast socket, and a data transmitter transmitting data to the client using the information about the client contained in the packet received from the client.

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