Multicast communication method and apparatus

Details Multicast communication method and apparatus Multicast communication method and apparatus

2008-05-06

2008-05-06

Nguyen, Brian (Department: 2616)

Multiplex communications

Pathfinding or routing

Switching a message which includes an address header

C370S432000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07369552

ABSTRACT:
On the basis of a state of multicast packets which are transmitted among a plurality of terminals connected via a network, a terminal, which determines a receive order for maintaining an identical order of multicast packets to be received by the plurality of terminals, is selected. Upon transmitting a multicast packet from one of the plurality of terminals, the receive order informed from the selected terminal is appended to that multicast packet.

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