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SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING NETWORK RESOURCES AND POLICIES IN A MULTICAST ENVIRONMENT

  • US 20120102202A1
  • Filed: 10/31/2011
  • Published: 04/26/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/26/2009
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method comprising:

  • designating one or more network elements of a network as one or more local multicast service providers;

    mapping the one or more local multicast service providers with a plurality of multicast groups;

    receiving an allocation request to join one of the multicast groups;

    determining whether a first policy resource manager or a second policy resource manager can accommodate the allocation request, wherein the policy resource managers have a hierarchical relationship with respect to knowledge of resources of the network;

    determining whether the network can accommodate the allocation request using either the first policy resource manager or the second policy resource manager; and

    modifying the network to accommodate the allocation request by modifying the mapping of the one or more local multicast service providers with the multicast groups.

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