System and method for multicast mapping

A method of multicast mapping, the method comprising:

• providing, with an electronic processor of a mapping server, a first block of information to a first peripheral device selected from a plurality of peripheral devices, the plurality of peripheral devices communicating with the mapping server over communication network;
• instructing, with the electronic processor, the first peripheral device to multicast the first block of information;
• receiving, with the electronic processor, response information from the plurality of peripheral devices;
• determining, with the electronic processor, that response information received from a second peripheral device selected from the plurality of peripheral devices includes the first block of information, wherein the second peripheral device includes the first block of information in the response information received from the second peripheral device in response to receiving the first block of information multicasted from the first peripheral device;
• adding, with the electronic processor, the first peripheral device and the second peripheral device to a first sub-network in a multicast map;
• receiving a request to broadcast a notification message;
• and
• broadcasting the notification message using the multicast map.

A method of multicast mapping, the method comprising:

• providing, with an electronic processor of a mapping server, a first block of information to a first peripheral device selected from a plurality of peripheral devices, the plurality of peripheral devices communicating with the mapping server over communication network;
• instructing, with the electronic processor, the first peripheral device to multicast the first block of information;
• receiving, with the electronic processor, response information from the plurality of peripheral devices;
• determining, with the electronic processor, that response information received from a second peripheral device selected from the plurality of peripheral devices includes the first block of information;
• adding, with the electronic processor, the first peripheral device and the second peripheral device to a first sub-network in a multicast map;
• receiving a request to broadcast a notification message;
• identifying, using the multicast map, reflector peripheral devices, receiver peripheral devices, and unicast peripheral device from the plurality of peripheral devices;
• instructing the reflector peripheral devices to simultaneously multicast the notification message over sub-networks of the reflector peripheral devices and to render the notification message;
• instructing the receiver peripheral devices to render the notification message multicast over sub-networks of the receiver peripheral devices;
• and
• instructing unicast peripheral devices to render the notification message.