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DYNAMIC OPTIMIZATION FOR RECEIVERS USING DISTANCE BETWEEN A REPAIR HEAD AND A MEMBER STATION IN A REPAIR GROUP FOR RECEIVERS HAVING A CLOSELY KNIT TOPOLOGICAL ARRANGEMENT TO LOCATE REPAIR HEADS NEAR THE MEMBER STATIONS WHICH THEY SERVE IN TREE BASED REPAIR IN RELIABLE MULTICAST PROTOCOL

  • US 6,507,562 B1
  • Filed: 06/18/1999
  • Issued: 01/14/2003
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/30/1998
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method of optimizing a repair tree in multicast communications, comprising:

  • detecting a first distance to a first repair head station;

    detecting a second distance to a second repair head station;

    reaffiliating by receiver stations to said first repair head station in response to a comparison between said first distance and said second distance.

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