Distributed multicast by endpoints

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9887851
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15232621

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A novel method of conducting multicast traffic in a network is provided. The network includes multiple endpoints that receive messages from the network and generate messages for the network. The endpoints are located in different segments of the network, each segment including one or more of the endpoints. For a source endpoint to replicate a particular message (e.g., a data packet) for all endpoints belonging to a particular replication group (i.e., multicast group) within the network, the source endpoint replicates the particular message to each endpoint within the source endpoint's own segment and to a proxy endpoint in each of the other segments. Each proxy endpoint in turn replicates the particular message to all endpoints belonging to the particular replication group within the proxy endpoint's own segment.

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  • NICIRA, INC.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Shen,, IV Jianjun Beijing, CN 2 41
Singh, Ram Dular San Jose, US 47 1497
Tessmer, Alexander Mountain View, US 45 1037
Wan, Da Beijing, CN 23 610
Wang, Hua Beijing, CN 672 10276

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