Patent ID: 8306027
Filing Date: 2012-11-06
Classification: H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method, comprising: receiving a first request for a first downlink multicast stream from a first requestor; providing the first multicast stream to the first requestor; receiving a second request for a second downlink multicast stream from a second requestor; determining whether the requested second downlink multicast stream is already being provided; determining whether sufficient bandwidth is available for the second downlink multicast stream responsive to determining the second downlink multicast stream is not already being provided; rate limiting the requested second downlink multicast stream to the second requestor responsive to determining the requested second downlink multicast stream is not already being provided and there is insufficient bandwidth available for the requested second downlink multicast stream; determining whether the requested second downlink multicast stream is being serviced by another access point within a Multicast Admissions Control Group; forwarding the requested second downlink multicast stream to the requestor responsive to determining the requested downlink multicast stream is not being serviced by another access point in the Multicast Admission Control Group; and denying the request for the requested second downlink multicast stream responsive to determining the requested downlink multicast stream is being serviced by another access point in the Multicast Admission Control Group; wherein first admitted downlink multicast streams is not rate limited.