Methods for managing a pool of multicast addresses and allocating addresses in a communications system

In a communications system having a plurality of endpoints each including a logical entity and its physical counterpart, a method for managing a pool of multicast addresses. The method including the steps of: generating a pool of available multicast addresses; receiving a request for a multicast add...

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Main Authors NEWBERG DONALD G, LILLIE ROSS J, MATHIS JAMES E, KELLER MATTHEW
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 08.07.2004
Edition7
Subjects
BROADCAST COMMUNICATION
ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
ELECTRICITY
TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHICCOMMUNICATION
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Summary:In a communications system having a plurality of endpoints each including a logical entity and its physical counterpart, a method for managing a pool of multicast addresses. The method including the steps of: generating a pool of available multicast addresses; receiving a request for a multicast address; allocating a multicast address for usage subject to at least a first limitation; monitoring the usage of the allocated multicast address; and reclaiming the allocated multicast address if as a function of the monitoring it is detected that a first condition is met, and causing the allocated multicast address to be placed into the pool of available multicast addresses.
Bibliography:Application Number: US20020334635