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6724770 Multicast protocol with reduced buffering requirements  
A scalable multicast protocol buffers the multicast messages at a subset of “C” members, where C is selected to reduce to an acceptable level the probability that a given message will be lost...
6721318 Extending router functionality to report static group membership  
A router is configured with a static membership to a multicast group address and is capable of transmitting a message reporting the static membership to another router.
6721297 Method and apparatus for providing IP mobility for mobile networks  
An IP mobility solution for mobile network(s) that combines features of IP multicast and mobile IPv6. The mobile network defines a mobile router ( 106 ) attached to one or more mobile network hosts...
6718387 Reallocating address spaces of a plurality of servers using a load balancing policy and a multicast channel  
A method for load balancing including creating a network, having a plurality of servers, to service a single multicast address using a source specific join, where the source specific join allows...
6711172 Network packet routing  
A method of routing network packets to a border router joining different network domains includes defining a range of addresses for the border router in a router forwarding table, receiving a...
6711163 Data communication system with distributed multicasting  
A bridge provides distributed multicast forwarding with sub-interface granularity. Forwarding decisions on multicast data packets transmitted on the bridge backplane are made by network interfaces...
6707801 Method and apparatus for data transport in a wireless communication system  
Method and apparatus for data packet transport in a wireless transmission system supporting broadcast transmissions. Broadcast streams are provided in IP packets routed to a subscriber group. The...
6704576 Method and system for communicating multimedia content in a unicast, multicast, simulcast or broadcast environment  
The invention provides a system and method in which users may join a communication mode such that the multimedia content received by the user is closely matched to a predefined profile. The content...
6697349 System and methods for distributed connection and mobility processing in a multicast IP network incorporating multi-cell location areas  
A wireless communication system 200 comprises a connectionless packet network 201 coupled to a plurality of sites 203-208 that are in location areas 260, 261 . The sites join respective...
6690643 Method of rerouting connection in multipoint connection  
In a communication network system that is capable of multipoint connection from one switch to a plurality of other switches, to provide an efficient method of rerouting connection in multipoint...
6687264 Method for reassigning channels during transmission of IEEE-1394 isochronous data to external synchronous network and apparatus therefor  
A method for reassigning channels during the transmission of IEEE-1394 isochronous data to an external synchronous network and an apparatus therefor are provided. The method for reassigning...
6680918 Intra-train communication network  
An intra-train communication network comprising a plurality of transceiver units on individual vehicles of the train. A master unit initially transmits queries, including a first ID from a first...
6677864 Method for multicast over wireless networks  
Multicast data in a wireless network is encoded with FEC codes where K information symbols are encoded into N transmission symbols, N>K, where K−N represents redundancy, such that reception...
6665722 Store-and-forward packet radio system and method  
A communication device sends a message to one or more recipients in a communications network. The communication device retrieves device identifiers from a list of device identifiers stored in a...
6661788 Multicast scheduling for a network device  
A method and apparatus are provided for scheduling multicast data in an input-queued network device. According to one aspect of the present invention, deterministic and bounded delay for high...
6647020 Methods for implementing a talkgroup call in a multicast IP network  
Systems and methods for implementing dispatch calls using IP multicasting protocols are disclosed. The methods include utilizing a payload multicast group address for distributing payload, and...
6636524 Method and system for handling the output queuing of received packets in a switching hub in a packet-switching network  
A method and system is provided for use on a switching hub in a packet-switching network for handling the output queuing of received packets in the switching hub to be more efficient and...
6633579 Efficient method for storing multicast trees  
A system for multicasting. The system includes a network comprising nodes and links connecting the nodes. The system includes a mechanism for forming a multicast connection which does not have...
6633600 Traffic lights in a code division multiple access (CDMA) modem  
A spread spectrum code division multiple access communication system has a plurality of traffic channels. A plurality of traffic lights have a red state and a green state. Each traffic light is...
6628646 Programmable multicast scheduling for a network device  
A method and apparatus are provided for scheduling unicast and multicast data in an input-queued network device. According to one aspect of the present invention, multicast scheduling is triggered...
6625773 System for multicast communications in packet switched networks  
A multicast communication system for small groups using a protocol to indicate to routers receiving a packet according to the protocol to perform the following process: (1) determining a next hop...
6618373 Method and system for reliable in-order distribution of events  
A system and method for maintaining reliable in-order event distribution using multicast are described. A trigger event is sensed and a multicast payload containing a plurality of queued events and...
6611528 Hierarchical routing knowledge for multicast packet routing  
The invention provides a method and system for multicast packet routing, in which only selected routers in a network subset (in a preferred embodiment, those routers on the border of the domain)...
6611521 Data link layer extensions to a high latency wireless MAC protocol  
The invention provides a method for communication between a plurality of stations in a communication network using media access protocol, in which medium access is granted to stations obtaining a...
6608837 Data carousel franchise provisioning  
Data is provisioned from a data carousel in the head end of a broadband data distribution system covering a plurality of franchises. The data destination is based on the franchise to which a...
6606317 Dual key controlled content addressable memory for accessing packet switch data buffer for multicasting data packets  
An output port centric digital data management architecture for a high speed packet switch employs a dual key-based content addressable memory (CAM)-based buffer access control mechanism for...
6603772 Multicast routing with multicast virtual output queues and shortest queue first allocation  
The invention includes a method and apparatus for routing multicast traffic with better performance and reduced Head of Line blocking. This is achieved by means of the use of multiple virtual...
6597703 System, device, and method for reducing multicast forwarding states in a multicast communication system  
A system, device, and method for reducing multicast forwarding states in a multicast communication system maintains forwarding states in such a way that the non-default forwarding states have...
6590885 IP-flow characterization in a wireless point to multi-point (PTMP) transmission system  
The present invention is directed to a packet-centric wireless point to multi-point telecommunications system, including: a wireless base station coupled to a first data network; one or more host...
6587471 Methods, systems and computer program products for suppressing multiple destination traffic in a computer network  
Methods, systems and computer program products are provided which control message storms in a network by classifying multiple destination messages into a plurality of broadcast message classes...
6580722 Bypassing topological restrictions with tunnels  
Data units are tunneled through topological restrictions that reside in a path between a first network device and a second network device. For example, a remote network device that resides outside...
6570857 Central multiple access control for frequency hopping radio networks  
A system comprises a wireless master unit and one or more wireless slave units, each having a unique identifier. When a wireless slave unit is active, it is addressed by one of a limited number of...
6567929 Network-based service for recipient-initiated automatic repair of IP multicast sessions  
A system and method provide for recipient-initiated automatic repair of IP multicast sessions. A multicast application on a receiver issues a request to join an IP multicast session “X”. A...
6563840 Broadcast message transmitting and receiving method in a mobile communication system  
This invention relates to the methods for transmitting and receiving the broadcast message in a mobile communication system. According to the present invention, the broadcast message is...
6563821 Channel bonding in a remote communications server system  
A remote communications server system enables multiple remote users simultaneous access to a network through a segmented design that distributes the processing of the connections among a...
6563822 Data Transferring method  
A data transferring method in which predetermined terminals within a subnet multicasts resending requests and resending data and terminals other than the predetermined terminals within the same...
6560236 Virtual LANs  
A network device for interconnecting computer networks, the device including a bridge having a plurality of ports through which network communications pass to and from the bridge, the bridge also...
6556835 Implementation of multicast messaging in a mobile telecommunications network  
In a method for multicasting in a radio network, having at least one base station and multiple mobile terminals, the broadcast message is broadcast from the base station, and the broadcast message...
6549516 Sending instructions from a service manager to forwarding agents on a need to know basis  
A system and method are described for providing instructions for forwarding packets. The method includes broadcasting a general instruction specifying a plurality of flows to a plurality of...
6542514 Broadcast communication system and broadcast communication method  
A broadcast communication system comprises a transmitting terminal which is effective to transmit broadcast data and a start time of the broadcast data. A first message processing device receives...
6542502 Multicasting using a wormhole routing switching element  
The invention is a replication method that requires only one copy of a packet entering a multiport switch to be transmitted from the input port, the method acquiring the deadlock avoidance...
6539022 Network device with multicast forwarding data  
A system and method are disclosed for routing multicast packets in a subnetwork so as to conserve bandwidth in at least some of the network segments or collision domains of the subnetwork. In...
6532227 General packet radio service  
A method for quickly de-allocating physical channels (PDCH) assigned to packet switched calls in a GPRS supporting GSM digital cellular telephone network. An PDCH de-allocation RLC/MAC control...
6532233 Multicast communication method and apparatus  
A multicast communication apparatus includes a center station and subscriber stations. Each station includes input/output ports, and a section for layer- 2 bridging between the ports in a 7-layer...
6529119 Establishment of communications with a selected device in a multi-device environment  
A method and apparatus are described that allows a wireless device to detect and initiate communications with a selected second wireless device in a multi-device environment. Initiation of...
6529530 Multiplex communicating method  
When a CPU core 53 of a node detects change of data which comes into the node from a load 60 connected thereto on the input side, and thereby the CPU core 53 and a transmission control...
6526027 Broadcast short message service execution method in a mobile communication system  
A system and method for managing the communication of information in a mobile network allocates a currently unoccupied, reserve paging channel as a dedicated channel for receiving short message...
6522635 Communication protocol for satellite data processing  
A communication system includes a communication switching office having a transceiver for receiving/transmitting a message from/to a data terminal using a communication system, and a management...
6515994 Method of communication in a communications network and apparatus therefor  
A method of communication in a communications network permitting efficient asynchronous file transfer from a server to a multiplicity of clients. The method is adaptable to future multicasting,...
6515991 Combined unicast and multicast scheduling  
A method and system for combined unicast and multicast scheduling. Data cells are assigned at each input to one unicast input queue for each output or to a single multicast input queue. Each input...