DUPLICATING SWITCH FOR STREAMING DATA UNITS TO A TERMINAL
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Abstract
Streaming to a terminal by using a duplicating switch to receive a stream of data units, using the duplicating switch to store content from the stream, using the duplicating switch to generate a second stream that incorporates the content that was stored and address information corresponding to more than one terminal whose addressing information was not part of the first stream, and using the duplicating switch to make the second stream of data units available to two or more terminals.
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26 Claims
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1. (canceled)
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2. A method of streaming data units to a user terminal at a duplicating switch, the method comprising:
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receiving a stream of content, wherein the stream comprises at least one network layer data unit having a payload portion and an address portion; using the duplicating switch to store content; receiving a request from a user terminal for the content of the stored stream, wherein the request includes address information of the user terminal; in response to the received request, using the duplicating switch to duplicate the stored stream of content by; duplicating the stored stream of content; replacing an address portion in at least one data unit comprising the duplicated stream with the address information of the user terminal; forwarding the duplicated stream to the user terminal. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A duplicating switch comprising:
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means for receiving a stream of content, wherein the stream comprises at least one network layer data unit having a payload portion and an address portion; means for using the duplicating switch to store content; means for receiving a request from a user terminal for the content of the stored stream, wherein the request includes address information of the user terminal; means for using the duplicating switch to duplicate the stored stream in response to the received request by; duplicating the stored stream of content; replacing an address portion in at least one data unit comprising the duplicated stream with the address information of the user terminal; forwarding the duplicated stream to the user terminal. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A duplicating switch comprising:
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a first communications interface structured and arranged to receive a stream of content, wherein the stream comprises at least one network layer data unit having a payload portion and an address portion; a storage processor structured and arranged to store content; a second communications interface structured and arranged to receive a request from a user terminal for the content of the stored stream, wherein the request includes address information of the user terminal; a duplicating processor structured and arranged to duplicate the stored stream in response to the received request by; duplicating the stored stream of content; replacing an address portion in at least one data unit comprising the duplicated stream with the address information of the user terminal; forwarding the duplicated stream to the user terminal. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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Specification