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Multicast transmissions in a network environment with user anchor controllers

US9456314B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMay 9, 2014
Grant dateSep 27, 2016
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Expiry dateJul 9, 2034

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04W88/12
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

According to one embodiment of the invention, a non-transitory computer readable medium for improving the scalability and redundancy of a wireless communications network. One embodiment of the non-transitory computer readable medium comprises instructions that determine whether a same data stream is being received by a first access point from each of two or more network devices of a plurality of network devices, responsive at least to the determining operation, select a particular network device, of the plurality of network devices, for transmitting the data stream to the first access point, and configure the plurality of network devices such that the particular network device transmits the data stream to the first access point without any other network devices in the plurality of network devices transmitting the same data stream to the first access point.

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