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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 03, 2012
Filed:
Jun. 11, 2007
Max Leo Robbins, Portage, IN (US);
Karl Schmidt, Lisle, IL (US);
Max Leo Robbins, Portage, IN (US);
Karl Schmidt, Lisle, IL (US);
ARRIS Group, Inc., Suwanee, GA (US);
Abstract
Multicast management messages associate a channel with one or more multicast groups. The information included in the multicast management messages are combined into a channel association table that may be stored at a CPE device for each of one or more interfaces. The channel association table is used in response to a request for a desired multicast group to select a channel over which the desired multicast group should be delivered. The channel selection is based on a review of the channel association table. If a channel is associated with the desired group, it is selected. If a channel is not associated with the desired group, a channel is selected from a plurality of available channels based on group traffic loading criteria. A multicast message, such as a JOIN, is forwarded to other devices informing them that the desired group should only be sought and/or delivered on the selected channel.