Method and apparatus for constructing a repair path for multicast data

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 7848224
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11175805

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A method is disclosed for constructing a repair path for multicast data around a non-available component in a data communications network having as components nodes and links therebetween. The method comprises the step performed at a repairing node, of receiving from a notifying node in a network, a notification identifying the notifying node and components through which the notifying node can be reached. The method further comprises the steps of deriving, from the notification, a network repair address for use in the event of non-availability of a component identified in the notification; and constructing a repair path for multicast data for the repair address.

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CISCO TECHNOLOGY INC170 WEST TASMAN DRIVE SAN JOSE CA 95134

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Bryant, Stewart Frederick Redhill, GB 54 1551
Eckert, Toerless Mountain View, US 46 1295
Shand, Ian Michael Charles Cobham, GB 49 1783

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