Electrical computers and digital processing systems: multicomput – Computer-to-computer data routing
Reexamination Certificate
2005-02-01
2005-02-01
Vaughn, Jr., William C. (Department: 2143)
Electrical computers and digital processing systems: multicomput
Computer-to-computer data routing
C709S224000, C709S242000, C370S408000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06850987
ABSTRACT:
A method and apparatus for implementing a Multipoint Infrastructure Transport (MINT) protocol in a data network. The present invention includes a method for distributing data in a data network. The data network connects a plurality of nodes and at least a portion of the plurality of the nodes form a multicast group. One of the nodes in the multicast group is designated as a rendezvous node. The method includes a step of maintaining a data store containing a group state at each of the nodes in the multicast group. State updates, received at the rendezvous node are used to update the group state in the data store at the rendezvous node. The state updates are propagated, using a reliable protocol, from the rendezvous node to the other nodes in the multicast group. Finally, the group states in the data stores at the other nodes in the multicast group are updated.
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