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Computer network multicasting traffic monitoring and compensation

  • US 8,060,598 B1
  • Filed: 07/01/2002
  • Issued: 11/15/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/01/2002
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of monitoring multicasting traffic in a network between a multicasting source in a first domain and a multicasting destination in a second domain, wherein said multicasting source offers connections to a predetermined multicast stream according to predetermined multicast group information, said method comprising the steps of:

  • said multicasting destination sending a join message to a router within said network in order to initiate routing of said predetermined multicast stream to said multicasting destination;

    sending a notification of said joining from said router to a ledger application, said notification including identifying information of said multicasting destination and said multicasting source;

    said multicasting source transmitting datagrams of said predetermined multicast stream to said multicasting destination via said router;

    said ledger application receiving and logging said notification as a transaction event; and

    sorting transaction events according to said first domain of said multicasting source and according to said second domain of said multicasting destination, wherein said sorted transaction events identify a reimbursement of costs between domains for transporting said multicasting traffic.

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