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METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PREDICTIVE DESIGNATED ROUTER HANDOVER IN A MULTICAST NETWORK

  • US 20110267962A1
  • Filed: 06/22/2010
  • Published: 11/03/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/29/2010
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A method for predictive designated router (DR) handover in a multicast network, the network including one or more sources, one or more receivers, a rendezvous point (RP) network device, and a DR network device, the method comprising:

  • predicting, by the DR network device, failover of the DR network device prior to an occurrence of failover;

    in response to predicting, transmitting a protocol independent multicast (PIM) Hello packet that relinquishes a DR role of the DR network device; and

    determining whether a DR-capable network device is present in the multicast network.

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