Patent ID: 8274978
Filing Date: 2012-09-25
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A method for reducing multicast traffic over a network, the method comprising: receiving a second ranking indicator at a second node of the network; receiving a control request at the second node of the network, wherein the control request comprises a request to recognize a first node that sent the request as a controlling node that manages other nodes in the network; comparing a value of a first ranking indicator associated with the control request with a value of the second ranking indicator associated with the second node that received the control request, each of the ranking indicators indicating capabilities of an associated node, wherein the comparison results in at least one node not being designated as the controlling node, and wherein the value of the ranking indicator of an acting controlling node is adjusted to allow a determining of the controlling node in the event that another ranking indicator is the same; generating a first response to the control request indicating whether the first node may be designated as the controlling node; randomly storing the first response in a queue; receiving a second response associated with the control request; removing the first response from the queue when the second response is authenticated; and randomly selecting the first response from the queue when the second response is not authenticated.