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Memory load balancing for single stream multicast

  • US 7,292,529 B1
  • Filed: 07/31/2002
  • Issued: 11/06/2007
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/31/2002
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method for multicasting a packet of data to a single data stream, comprising:

  • determining whether the packet is to be sent once or multicast;

    transmitting the packet if the packet is to be sent once; and

    if the packet is to be multicast, then;

    determining a size of the packet,sending a single copy of the packet if the size of the packet exceeds a size threshold value,ascertaining a number of copies of the packet yet to be multicast if the size of the packet does not exceed the size threshold value, andtransmitting copies of the packet based on the number of copies of the packet yet to be multicast.

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