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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 07, 2014
Filed:
Oct. 14, 2010
Applicants:
Michael Pereira, Milpitas, CA (US);
Fang Wu, Pleasanton, CA (US);
Inventors:
Michael Pereira, Milpitas, CA (US);
Fang Wu, Pleasanton, CA (US);
Assignee:
Cisco Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 12/28 (2006.01); H04N 21/6405 (2011.01); H04N 21/24 (2011.01); H04J 1/16 (2006.01); H04L 29/06 (2006.01); H04L 29/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 21/6405 (2013.01); H04L 65/80 (2013.01); H04N 21/2404 (2013.01); H04N 21/2405 (2013.01); H04L 69/40 (2013.01); H04L 65/4076 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system and a method are disclosed for detecting a multicast stream fault condition at a variety of points within a digital broadcast video distribution system. In addition, a method of seamless switchover from a primary to a redundant multicast stream is provided.