Electrical computers and digital processing systems: multicomput – Computer-to-computer protocol implementing – Computer-to-computer data streaming
Patent
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
Patent
active
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.
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FDDI Station Management (SMJ), Preliminary Draft Proposed American National Standard, ANSI Std. X3T9 (1992):117-126, Feb. 29, 1992.
Digital Equipment Corporation
Follansbee John A.
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