Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Virtual multicasting
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Application No.: US14552204Application Date: 2014-11-24
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Publication No.: US09674276B2Publication Date: 2017-06-06
- Inventor: Khanh Mai , Roland Noll , Tom Grimes , Tom Dong
- Applicant: Khanh Mai , Roland Noll , Tom Grimes , Tom Dong
- Agency: Andrews Kurth LLP
- Agent Sean S. Wooden
- Main IPC: H04L29/08
- IPC: H04L29/08 ; H04L12/18 ; H04L12/701 ; H04L12/761

Abstract:
A method and system of virtual multicasting content is disclosed. The method and system disclosed enable the receipt of virtual multicast content without requiring the expensive investment in the infrastructure necessary for a network to be multicast enabled. The virtual multicasting may be performed according to a method of virtual multicasting multicast content on non-multicast enabled networks, comprising the steps of determining if an attached network is multicast enabled, if the attached network is not totally multicast enabled, querying for virtual multicast requests for the multicast content from non-multicast enabled client computers, listening for virtual multicast requests, and determining, based on the virtual multicast requests, which client computers request the multicast content, from the unicast addresses, and the requested methods of delivery for the multicast content. The network includes client computers that have unicast addresses and the at least one virtual multicast request includes a unicast address identifying a client computer of the network and a requested method of delivery for the multicast content.
Public/Granted literature
- US20150106477A1 VIRTUAL MULTICASTING Public/Granted day:2015-04-16
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