Method and apparatus for operating a multicast system on an unreliable network
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1. A method of operating a multicast network comprising the steps of:
- transmitting a media packet digital signal on the multicast network; and
transmitting a control packet digital signal on the multicast network, wherein the control packet digital signal includes format information on the media packet digital signal.
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Abstract
A multicast network system comprises a data network which provides a medium for data transfer. A media source having a control packet and media packets coupled to the data network broadcasts the control packet and the media packets to the data network and rebroadcasts the control packet in conjunction with the media packets to the data network. A media receiver is coupled to the network and receives the control packet and the media packets from the data network to process the control packet and the media packets to produce a media output.
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1. A method of operating a multicast network comprising the steps of:
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transmitting a media packet digital signal on the multicast network; and transmitting a control packet digital signal on the multicast network, wherein the control packet digital signal includes format information on the media packet digital signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A media device, coupled to a network, comprising:
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a receiver, having a data format memory, which receives multiple transmissions of control packet digital signals having media packet digital signal format information, and stores the format information in the data format memory; a data processor, coupled to the receiver, which receives the media packet digital signal format information enabling media packet digital signals to be processed by the data processor to produce processor output signals; and an output device coupled to the data processor which receives signals from the data processor corresponding to received media packet digital signals to produce an output signal. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14)
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15. An apparatus for operating on a multicast network, comprising:
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means for transmitting a media packet digital signal on the multicast network; and means for transmitting a control packet digital signal on the multicast network, wherein the control packet digital signal includes format information on the media packet digital signal.
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