Distributed multicast system and method in a network

Details Distributed multicast system and method in a network Distributed multicast system and method in a network

2004-11-29

2011-12-27

Follansbee, John (Department: 2451)

Electrical computers and digital processing systems: multicomput

Computer-to-computer data routing

C709S201000, C709S217000, C709S218000, C709S227000, C709S228000, C709S229000, C709S231000, C709S232000, C709S239000, C709S240000, C709S241000, C709S242000, C709S246000, C709S247000, C709S248000, C709S251000, C709S252000, C709S253000, C370S389000, C370S390000, C370S391000, C370S392000, C370S393000, C370S394000, C370S396000, C370S397000, C370S398000, C370S399000, C370S431000, C370S432000, C370S464000, C370S489000, C370S901000, C370S902000, C370S908000, C370S909000, C370S912000

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08086755

ABSTRACT:
The invention provides multicast communication using distributed topologies in a network. The control nodes in the network build a distributed topology of processor nodes for providing multicast packet distribution. Multiple processor nodes in the network participate in the decisions regarding the forwarding of multicast packets as opposed to multicast communications being centralized in the control nodes.

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