Patent ID: 6493345
Filing Date: 2002-12-10
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
In an Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) network including LAN Emulation services capabilities, said LAN Emulation services including LAN Emulation Server (LES), LAN Emulation Configuration Server (LECS), a method of providing a private Selective Multicast Server (SMS), said method comprising the steps of:collocating the private SMS with a sending LAN Emulation Client (LEC) in a network device; said sending LEC receiving a request to send multicast traffic to a Multicast Media Access Control (MMAC) received from a sending end station; said LES assigning said private SMS exclusively to said sending LEC such that no other LECs are assigned to said private SMS; said SMS establishing a point-to-multipoint connection to all listening LECs registered to receive from said MMAC; and forwarding multicast traffic to said listening LECs via said point-to-multipoint connection.