Methods for obtaining terminal multicasts status
US8683049B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 5, 2009 |
| Grant date | Mar 25, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 30, 2029 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L12/185
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The present invention provides a method for sending a message to a network device with a specific MAC address, in an IP network implementing a interne group management protocol IGMP, comprising: sending, by a network terminal, to the network device, a multicast group management status message including a destination address set as the specific MAC address.
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