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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 17, 2019
Filed:
Nov. 28, 2017
Applicant:
Itron, Inc., Liberty Lake, WA (US);
Inventors:
Jerome Bartier, Edinburgh, GB;
James Laurence Taylor, Dorset, GB;
Viet-Hung Nguyen, Saint-Mande, FR;
Hartman Van Wyk, Montlouis sur Loire, FR;
Assignee:
Itron, Inc., Liberty Lake, WA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 12/18 (2006.01); H04L 12/761 (2013.01); H04L 12/66 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 12/185 (2013.01); H04L 12/66 (2013.01); H04L 45/16 (2013.01);
Abstract
Techniques for bridging communication between multiple networks to facilitate distribution of multicast data are described herein. For example, the techniques may identify a particular node that is able to communicate with each network and instruct the particular node to act as a bridge between the networks. The particular node may forward data from either network to the other network. This may allow data for a multicast group to be distributed to members of the multicast group that are located in separate networks.