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Multicast queueing in a switch

US8565234B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateJan 7, 2010
Grant dateOct 22, 2013
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Expiry dateJul 23, 2031

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L47/15
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method of configuring a plurality of aggregation queues for aggregating multicast network traffic includes configuring a first one of the plurality of aggregation queues to store at least data units associated with a first multicast group (MCG) and data units associated with a second MCG, and configuring a second one of the plurality of aggregation queues to store only those data units that are associated with a third MCG.

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