Method and system for multicast statistic collection
US8626899B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 23, 2007 |
| Grant date | Jan 7, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 28, 2028 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L12/185
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system (100) and method (200) related to gathering statistical information regarding a data stream. The method (200) may include sending (205), by a data forwarding device (110), an internet protocol (IP) multicast data stream to a multicast group using an internet protocol (IP); and collecting (210) statistical data from a router (120a-g) down stream of the forwarding device (110) to determine a number of end point recipients (125, 130, 135) associated with the multicast group and receiving the multicast data stream.
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