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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 17, 2009
Filed:
Jul. 17, 2006
Applicants:
Marvin M. Theimer, Redmond, WA (US);
Michael B. Jones, Redmond, WA (US);
Krishna P. Gummadi, Redmond, WA (US);
Inventors:
Marvin M. Theimer, Redmond, WA (US);
Michael B. Jones, Redmond, WA (US);
Krishna P. Gummadi, Redmond, WA (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 15/173 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method for multicasting a message in a computer network is described, in which at least some nodes of a multicast group transmit fault recovery information to other nodes of the group in addition to, or as part of, the message itself. The fault recovery information allows nodes to determine what dissemination responsibility should be assigned to successor nodes in the event that one or more nodes of the multicast group fail.