System and method for grouping multiple VLANs into a single 802.11 IP multicast domain
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1. A method for organizing virtual local area networks, the method comprising the steps of:
- identifying at least one virtual local area network on a network;
organizing the identified virtual local area network into a multicast domain on the network;
designating an organized virtual area network as a multicast virtual local area network of the multicast domain for receiving a multicast message;
assigning an associated station to the multicast domain;
intercepting an Internet Group Management Protocol report targeted for the associated station to identify membership of an IP multicast group;
receiving an IP multicast message for the IP multicast group;
forwarding the IP multicast message to an access point on the multicast virtual local area network; and
transmitting the IP multicast message to the associated station on the multicast domain.
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Abstract
A system and method for identifying and grouping multiple virtual local area networks into a single multicast domain is provided. The system and method may be configured to designate a virtual local area network within as a multicast virtual local area network to streamline the delivery of multicast messages via a network. A station may be configured with multiple group keys so that it can receive messages from multiple broadcast or multicast domains.
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1. A method for organizing virtual local area networks, the method comprising the steps of:
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identifying at least one virtual local area network on a network; organizing the identified virtual local area network into a multicast domain on the network; designating an organized virtual area network as a multicast virtual local area network of the multicast domain for receiving a multicast message; assigning an associated station to the multicast domain; intercepting an Internet Group Management Protocol report targeted for the associated station to identify membership of an IP multicast group; receiving an IP multicast message for the IP multicast group; forwarding the IP multicast message to an access point on the multicast virtual local area network; and transmitting the IP multicast message to the associated station on the multicast domain. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A system for targeting multicast transmission on a network, the system comprising:
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means for identifying at least one virtual local area network on the network; means for grouping the identified virtual local area networks into a multicast domain on the network; means for designating one of the identified virtual local area networks as a multicast virtual local area network for receiving the multicast transmission; means for assigning an associated station to the multicast domain; means for identifying membership of the multicast transmission; and means for transmitting the multicast transmission to the identified members on the multicast virtual local area network. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21)
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