Techniques for network multicasting with buffering
AssigneeIntel Corporation
InventorsMaciej Sosnowski, Miroslaw Walukiewicz, Waldemar Fryca
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Abstract
Examples can include buffering techniques for transmission control protocol (TCP) based multicast networks. Various devices in the multicast network can include buffering features to behave as a proxy for the source server, thereby splitting the network into multiple subdomains. Each subdomain could therefore independently provide error control for the TCP-based multicast network.
Claims25
A method, comprising:
- receiving, at a multicast transmission control protocol (TCP) proxy, a multicast data segment from an adjacent upstream node;
- sending an acknowledgement to include an indication of receipt of the multicast data segment to the adjacent upstream node;
- and
- storing the multicast data segment in a buffer coupled to the multicast TCP proxy.
At least one non-transitory computer-readable storage medium comprising a set of instructions that, in response to being executed at multicast transmission control protocol (TCP) proxy, cause the multicast TCP proxy to:
- receive a multicast data segment from an adjacent upstream node;
- send an acknowledgement to include an indication of receipt of the multicast data segment to the adjacent upstream node;
- and
- store the multicast data segment in a buffer coupled to the multicast TCP proxy.
An apparatus for a multicast transmission control protocol (TCP) network, comprising:
- a buffer;
- and
- a transmission control protocol (TCP) receiver coupled to the buffer, the TCP receiver to:
- receive a multicast data segment from an adjacent upstream node in a multicast network;
- send an acknowledgement to include an indication of receipt of the multicast data segment to the adjacent upstream node;
- and
- store the multicast data segment in a buffer coupled to the multicast TCP proxy.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.