Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Method and nodes for handling multicast messages
- Patent Title (中): 用于处理多播消息的方法和节点
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Application No.: US11353160Application Date: 2006-02-14
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Publication No.: US07792996B2Publication Date: 2010-09-07
- Inventor: Sylvain Monette , Mathieu Giguere , Martin Julien , Benoit Tremblay
- Applicant: Sylvain Monette , Mathieu Giguere , Martin Julien , Benoit Tremblay
- Applicant Address: SE Stockholm
- Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget L M Ericsson
- Current Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget L M Ericsson
- Current Assignee Address: SE Stockholm
- Main IPC: G06F15/16
- IPC: G06F15/16

Abstract:
The present invention relates to a method and nodes for handling multicast messages over an access domain. The method starts with the receipt of a multicast message from a service provider domain. The method pursues with the identification of a service agent corresponding to the service provider domain from which the multicast message is received. Then, the content of a Virtual Local Area Network (VLAN) Tag field of the multicast message is modified so as to correspond to the identified service agent. The modified multicast message is forwarded on the access domain. Upon receipt of the modified multicast message at an access node, the access node identifies at least one service binding related to the service agent identified in the VLAN Tag field of the received multicast message. For each related service binding, the access node adapts the VLAN Tag field of the multicast message so as to correspond to a local VLAN information, and forwards the adapted multicast message on a user port corresponding to the service binding. The invention also includes an access edge node and an access node adapted to perform the method of the present invention.
Public/Granted literature
- US20060184695A1 Method and nodes for handling multicast messages Public/Granted day:2006-08-17
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