Dynamic assignment of multicast network addresses

Details Dynamic assignment of multicast network addresses Dynamic assignment of multicast network addresses

1992-11-25

2000-01-25

Follansbee, John A.

Electrical computers and digital processing systems: multicomput

Computer-to-computer protocol implementing

Computer-to-computer data streaming

G06F 1516

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060187719

ABSTRACT:
Multicast addresses on a computer network are dynamically assigned to a temporary node task. In particular, a server dynamically assigns a multicast address to a data stream in response to a request for the data stream from a client. The server assigns the multicast address in cooperation with other servers from a pool of network-allocated but unassigned multicast addresses. Once the data stream is terminated, the assigned multicast address is deassigned and returned to the pool of unassigned multicast addresses for possible reuse by the nodes.

REFERENCES:
patent: 5079767 (1992-01-01), Perlman
patent: 5276442 (1994-01-01), Cree et al.
IEEE Standards for Local Area Networks: Carrier Sense Multiple Access with Collision Detection (CSMA/CD) Access Method and Physical Layer Specifications, IEEE Std. 802.3 (1985):23-32.
FDDI Station Management (SMJ), Preliminary Draft Proposed American National Standard, ANSI Std. X3T9 (1992):117-126, Feb. 29, 1992.

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