System and method for providing multicast delivery in a network environment

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9559855
APP PUB NO 20110286470A1
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12784278

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A method is provided in one example and includes receiving signaling data associated with a request for a multicast channel, the request includes an Internet protocol version 6 (IPv6) source and an IPv6 group address. The method may also include identifying an Internet protocol version 4 (IPv4) source and an IPv4 group address to be mapped to the IPv6 source and the IPv6 group address. The signaling data can be converted from a first protocol to a second protocol. The converted signaling data can be communicated to a network element. In more particular embodiments, the network element is an IP edge router configured to join the multicast channel and stream data in response to receiving the converted signaling data. The IP edge router can be configured to perform an encapsulation operation to transport IPv6 multicast packets within an IPv4 multicast channel.

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CISCO TECHNOLOGY INC170 WEST TASMAN DRIVE SAN JOSE CA 95134-1706

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Dec, Wojciech Amsterdam, NL 41 1343
Townsley, William M Paris, FR 3 65
Troan, Ole Bergen, NO 16 404
Venaas, Stig I Sunnyvale, US 5 203

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