Multicasting data of data streams

Abstract

Techniques for multicasting data to multiple clients are described. Each client stores an identifier indicating a data stream associated with, for example intended for, the client. A server receives the data streams, determines the identifier for each received data stream, transmits a mapping between the identifiers and respective multicast streams to the clients, and multicasts data of the received data streams in accordance with the mapping. By transmitting the mapping to the clients, and multicasting data of the received data streams in accordance with the mapping, each client may obtain data of the particular data stream with which they are associated.

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