Distribution of multicast traffic through a mesh network
US9247397B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 15, 2014 |
| Grant date | Jan 26, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 31, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L49/201
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Systems, methods and apparatuses for distributing multicast traffic through a wireless mesh network are disclosed. One apparatus includes an access node that includes one or more transceivers for communicating with other devices of a wireless mesh network, and a processor. The processor is operative to receive a unicast IP packet that includes a special destination IP address through at least one of the one or more transceivers, determine, based on the special destination IP address and a multicast group ID of a multicast distribution table, whether to forward the unicast IP packet to a downstream device, and route the unicast IP packet to the downstream device based on the determination.
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