Patent ID: 8873446
Filing Date: 2014-10-28
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A method of performing multicast in a network, the method performed by a media server and comprising: receiving, at the media server, a browse action from a controller; transmitting a browse response to the controller in response to the browse action, wherein the browse response includes access information providing a path to a specific media file; and generating a multicast address for multicast of the specific media file in a case that metadata of the specific media file includes a multicast-support identifier, after the browse action is received, wherein the specific media file accessed by the access information is played using the generated multicast address on at least one renderer controlled by the controller, wherein the multicast-support identifier is included in protocol information of the metadata, and wherein the protocol information is comprised of the multicast-support identifier, the multicast address and a port number.