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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 14, 2006
Filed:
Jun. 03, 2002
Applicants:
Stuart Norman, Don Mills, CA;
Douglas Smith, Stouffville, CA;
Inventors:
Stuart Norman, Don Mills, CA;
Douglas Smith, Stouffville, CA;
Assignee:
Cisco Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04B 15/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A packet format for multicast messages which designates a single receiver to send an acknowledgment to the multicast message. The designated receiver responds to the multicast message with an acknowledgment. If the designated receiver does not respond to the multicast message, the message is resent. The resent message may designate a different receiver for acknowledging the message.