Distributed multicast packet replication with centralized quality of service
US8711752B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 12, 2010 |
| Grant date | Apr 29, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 3, 2032 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L47/2425
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system includes a forwarding engine to schedule when replicas of a received multicast packet are forwarded towards one or more multicast recipients. The system also includes an egress interface device to replicate the multicast packet and forward the multicast packet replica towards the one or more multicast recipients when prompted by the forwarding engine based on the scheduling.
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