Patent ID: 8989185
Filing Date: 2015-03-24
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A method for multicast to unicast conversion at a home gateway, said method comprising: receiving a data packet having a first data packet header at a proxy on said home gateway; intercepting, by said proxy, said data packet; storing, by said proxy, said received data packet as shared payload in kernel space; determining, by said proxy, if said received data packet is a first data packet; initializing, by said proxy, a sequence starting number if said received data packet is said first data packet; generating, by said proxy, a second data packet header; calculating, by said proxy, a sequence number for said received data packet using said sequence starting number; inserting, by said proxy, said sequence number into said second data packet header; and unicasting, by said proxy, said second data packet header and said shared payload excluding said first data packet header to a plurality of client devices.