METHOD FOR SECURE RELIABLE POINT TO MULTI-POINT BI-DIRECTIONAL COMMUNICATIONS
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1. A method for sending secure reliable point to multi-point transmissions, the method comprising:
- establishing an overlaying protocol being interpretable at each end of potential links of a point to multi-point transmission; and
sending feedback data from one of a plurality of multiple end nodes (MEN) being one end of the point to multi-point transmission to a sender node (SN) being another end of the point to multi-point transmission,wherein the feedback data is sent in accordance with the established overlaying protocol,whereby the feedback data provides the SN with information for improving reliability.
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Abstract
Systems and methods for sending secure reliable point to multi-point communication on any communication infrastructure. The infrastructure is not required to conform to any specifications other than to be capable of point to point communications. The system consists of a protocol that allows for Secure Reliable point to multi-point communications irregardless of the support for such communications. This invention does not rely on the Internet or ATM or any other point to point or point to multi-point communications infrastructure.
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11 Claims
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1. A method for sending secure reliable point to multi-point transmissions, the method comprising:
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establishing an overlaying protocol being interpretable at each end of potential links of a point to multi-point transmission; and sending feedback data from one of a plurality of multiple end nodes (MEN) being one end of the point to multi-point transmission to a sender node (SN) being another end of the point to multi-point transmission, wherein the feedback data is sent in accordance with the established overlaying protocol, whereby the feedback data provides the SN with information for improving reliability. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A system for sending secure reliable transmissions between each end of a point to multi-point transmission, the system comprising:
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one of a plurality of multiple end node (MEN) devices coupled to a communications network, the MEN device configured to encapsulate one or more messages based on an established protocol; and a sender node (SN) device coupled to the communications network, the SN device configured to output a multicast broadcast and receive the encapsulated one or more messages from the MEN devices based on the established protocol, the encapsulated one or more messages being sent using at least one of an IP network or ATM network connection, whereby the information in the one or more messages allows the SN device to determine reliability of transmission. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11)
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