Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Wireless multicast proxy
- Patent Title (中): 无线组播代理
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Application No.: US12012196Application Date: 2008-01-31
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Publication No.: US08379559B2Publication Date: 2013-02-19
- Inventor: Raja Banerjea , Robert Fanfelle
- Applicant: Raja Banerjea , Robert Fanfelle
- Applicant Address: BB St. Michael
- Assignee: Marvell World Trade Ltd.
- Current Assignee: Marvell World Trade Ltd.
- Current Assignee Address: BB St. Michael
- Main IPC: H04H20/71
- IPC: H04H20/71

Abstract:
Apparatus having corresponding methods and computer programs comprise: an input circuit adapted to receive a first packet of data, wherein the first packet has an Internet Protocol (IP) multicast destination address; a controller adapted to identify one or more wireless clients based on the IP multicast destination address and unicast media access control (MAC) addresses of the one or more wireless clients; a packet circuit adapted to generate one or more second packets of the data, wherein each of the second packets has one of the unicast MAC addresses as a MAC destination address; and a wireless output circuit adapted to wirelessly transmit the one or more second packets of the data.
Public/Granted literature
- US20080186896A1 Wireless multicast proxy Public/Granted day:2008-08-07
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