Method and System for Managing Multicast Delivery Content in Communication Networks

A method for managing multicast delivery content in communication networks comprising the steps of:

• checking join requests coming from at least one host to be a part of a multicast group to determine a delivery policy associated with that host for the requested group;
• and
• associating the host with a multicast group according to said delivery policy.

A system for managing multicast delivery content in communication networks, wherein a router comprising a replication point supervised by a replication manager communicates with a plurality of hosts forming multicast groups, comprising:

• a control point checking if join requests are a part of a multicast group coming from at least one host to determine a delivery policy associated with that host for a requested group,
• said control point instructing said replication manager for associating the host with the multicast group according to its delivery policy.