Multicast to unicast conversion system
US8761069B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 12, 2009 |
| Grant date | Jun 24, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 8, 2030 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W28/065
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A network device includes a first interface that receives multicast packets and a control module that determines that N of the multicast packets have a common multicast address. The network device also includes a packet aggregation module that uses the N of the multicast packets to form aggregate data. The network device also includes a packet format module that adds a header to the aggregate data to form a unicast packet. The network device also includes a second interface that transmits the unicast packet. N is an integer greater than or equal to 1.
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