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Multicast interworking systems and methods

US8971322B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (Publ) · SE

Inventors

Jonathan Olsson · Sollentuna, SE
Panagiotis Saltsidis · Stockholm, SE

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 3, 2009
Grant date	Mar 3, 2015
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Sep 1, 2029

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04L45/74
WIPO fieldDigital communication
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Systems and methods according to these exemplary embodiments provide for methods and systems for interworking between an Internet Group Management Protocol (IGMP) and a MAC address Multiple Registration Protocol (MMRP). For example, an IGMP join or leave message which is received at node (700) is translated (702) into an equivalent MMRP message for forwarding into an MMRP portion of a network (704).

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