LAYERED MULTICAST AND FAIR BANDWIDTH ALLOCATION AND PACKET PRIORITIZATION
First Claim
1. A system comprising:
- a primary communication network;
a first router in communication with the primary communication network; and
a second router in communication with the primary network, the second router configured to communicate with the first router via a reliable link over the primary network, the first and second router to form an overlay network over the primary network, the second router to manage bandwidth by equal allotment to each data stream transmitted via the overlay network.
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Abstract
Embodiments include an overlay multicast network. The overlay multicast network may provide a set of features to ensure reliable and timely arrival of multicast data. The embodiments include a congestion control system that may prioritize designated layers of data within a data stream over other layers of the same data stream. Each data stream transmitted over the network may be given an equal share of the bandwidth. Addressing in routing tables maintained by routers in the may utilize summarized addressing based on the difference in location of the router and destination address. Summarization levels may be adjusted to minimize travel distances for packets in the network. Data from high priority data stream layers may also be retransmitted upon request from a destination machine to ensure reliable delivery of data.
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10 Claims
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1. A system comprising:
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a primary communication network; a first router in communication with the primary communication network; and a second router in communication with the primary network, the second router configured to communicate with the first router via a reliable link over the primary network, the first and second router to form an overlay network over the primary network, the second router to manage bandwidth by equal allotment to each data stream transmitted via the overlay network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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