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Multicast communications method

  • US 5,612,959 A
  • Filed: 07/06/1993
  • Issued: 03/18/1997
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/08/1992
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A multicast communications method for multicasting information from a source node to a plurality of destination nodes, wherein each of said source and destination nodes is connected to one of terminal equipment and a communications network and wherein said source and destination nodes are connected together by a wide area network, comprising the steps of:

  • first transmitting information across the wide area network from the one of terminal equipment and the communications network connected to said source node and receiving and copying the information by at least one of the destination nodes with the one of terminal equipment and the communications network connected thereto, and then transmitting the copied information across the wide area network to at least another of said one of terminal equipment and the communications network connected to said destination nodes; and

    repeating said receiving, copying and then transmitting steps at each of said destination nodes until said multicasting of information is completed.

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