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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 29, 2022
Filed:
May. 11, 2020
Applicant:
Itron, Inc., Liberty Lake, WA (US);
Inventors:
Jerome Bartier, Edinburgh, GB;
James Laurence Taylor, Sherborne, GB;
Viet-Hung Nguyen, Saint-Mande, FR;
Hartman Van Wyk, Montloius sur Loire, FR;
Assignee:
Itron, Inc., Liberty Lake, WA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 12/18 (2006.01); H04L 45/00 (2022.01); H04L 45/24 (2022.01); H04L 45/16 (2022.01); H04L 12/66 (2006.01); H04L 45/48 (2022.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 12/185 (2013.01); H04L 45/04 (2013.01); H04L 45/16 (2013.01); H04L 45/24 (2013.01); H04L 12/66 (2013.01); H04L 45/48 (2013.01);
Abstract
Techniques for bridging communication between multiple networks to facilitate distribution of multicast data are described herein. For example, a node that is able to communicate with its network and an adjacent network may send a subscription message indicating that the node is a member of a multicast group. The subscription message may be forwarded up both networks. The node may then forward, between the networks, data that is destined for members of the multicast group.