Distribution of packets to multiple addresses

Details Distribution of packets to multiple addresses Distribution of packets to multiple addresses

2004-06-21

2009-08-04

Kizou, Hassan (Department: 2419)

Multiplex communications

Pathfinding or routing

Combined circuit switching and packet switching

C370S389000, C370S390000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07570629

ABSTRACT:
A method is provided for distributing packets to multiple addressees over a network. A template packet is generated by the usual routing stack for each addressee to include the routing information necessary to send a packet to that addressee. From this template packet a template is formed and stored for each addressee. The data stream to be transmitted is formed into a stream of data packet payloads. Rather than sending this stream through the routing stack for each addressee, the template for each addressee is applied to each data packet payload to thereby generate a plurality of packets from every data packet payload each addressed to a different addressee. This enables multicast-like efficiencies to be achieved without using multicast protocols which are frequently disabled or unavailable on networks, and avoids the processor-intensive alternative of sending each data packet through the IP stack once for each addressee.

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