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Layered multicast and fair bandwidth allocation and packet prioritization

  • US 9,503,763 B2
  • Filed: 11/13/2015
  • Issued: 11/22/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/26/2005
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An overlay network comprising:

  • a plurality of routers;

    wherein each of the plurality of routers comprises;

    a processor configured to execute instructions for processing inbound data packets received into an inbound interceptor pipeline and outbound data packets transmitted from an outbound interceptor pipeline;

    wherein the outbound interceptor pipeline further comprises at least one of an outbound control interceptor and an outbound packet retransmission interceptor, wherein the outbound control interceptor stores outbound data packets in a first buffer until the outbound data packets are ready for transmission, and wherein the outbound packet retransmission interceptor stores the outbound data packets in a temporary outbound memory;

    wherein the inbound interceptor pipeline further comprises at least one of an inbound control interceptor and an inbound packet retransmission interceptor, wherein the inbound interceptor pipeline stores inbound data packets in a second buffer until the processor is ready to process the inbound data packets, and wherein the inbound packet retransmission interceptor stores the inbound data packets in a temporary inbound memory.

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