Multicast connection control method and apparatus

Details Multicast connection control method and apparatus Multicast connection control method and apparatus

1996-10-11

1998-11-03

Hsu, Alpus H.

Multiplex communications

Data flow congestion prevention or control

Flow control of data transmission through a network

370398, H04L 1256

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058319735

ABSTRACT:
A multicast connection control apparatus provided in a branching-and-consolidating node connecting a source terminal to a plurality of destination terminals for branching information over the forward connection or consolidating information over the backward connection in a multicast connection ATM network system includes a congested status management table for managing congested status in all RM cells and a controller. The controller transmits only an uncongested status RM cell transmitted thereto last over the backward connection when all the connections in a sequence are found to be in the uncongested state. The controller also transmits only a congested status RM cell over the backward connection when one of the connections is found to be in the congested state and cancels the subsequent transmission of the congested status RM cells in the same sequence over the backward connection.

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The ATM Forum Traffic Management Specification v4.0, Apr. 1996, 23 pages.

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