Patent ID: 9438435
Filing Date: 2016-09-06
CPC Classification: H04L

Claim Text:
1. A method of providing multicast communication, said method comprising: defining a first multicast tenant group comprising a plurality of hosts distributed over a plurality of locations; establishing communication with respect to the first multicast tenant group; said establishing of communication comprising: defining a routing tree, the routing tree comprising a first routing tree; using a multicast address space for communication with the hosts via the routing tree; and establishing a first set of forwarding rules for the first multicast tenant group; reusing the multicast address space with respect to a second multicast tenant group; said reusing comprising distinguishing between traffic belonging to the first multicast tenant group and the second multicast tenant group, respectively; defining a second routing tree with respect to the second multicast tenant group, the second routing tree being different from the first routing tree; and establishing a second set of forwarding rules for the second multicast tenant group.