Multicast Interworking Systems and Methods
AssigneeTelefonaktiebolaget L M Ericsson (publ)
InventorsJonathan Olsson, Panagiotis Saltsidis
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Abstract
Systems and methods according to these exemplary embodiments provide for methods and systems for interworking between an Internet Group Management Protocol (IGMP) and a MAC address Multiple Registration Protocol (MMRP). For example, an IGMP join or leave message which is received at node (700) is translated (702) into an equivalent MMRP message for forwarding into an MMRP portion of a network (704).
Claims16
A method for interworking between an Internet Group Management Protocol (IGMP) and a MAC address Multiple Registration Protocol (MMRP) comprising:
- receiving (700) an IGMP message at a node (46, 50, 600);
- translating (702) said IGMP message into an MMRP message using an Interworking Function (60);
- and
- transmitting (704) said MMRP message from said node (46, 50, 600).
A node (46, 50, 600) which provides for interworking between an Internet Group Management Protocol (IGMP) and a MAC address Multiple Registration Protocol (MMRP) in a communications network, said node comprising:
- a communications interface (610) which receives an IGMP message at said node;
- and
- a processor (602) which translates said IGMP message into an MMRP message using an Interworking Function (60), and transmits said MMRP message from said node.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.