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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 23, 2017
Filed:
Jun. 09, 2011
Haifeng Wang, Shanghai, CN;
Zhenhong LI, Shanghai, CN;
Jorma Lilleberg, Oulu, FI;
Ting Zhou, Shanghai, CN;
Jing Xu, Shanghai, CN;
Haifeng Wang, Shanghai, CN;
Zhenhong Li, Shanghai, CN;
Jorma Lilleberg, Oulu, FI;
Ting Zhou, Shanghai, CN;
Jing Xu, Shanghai, CN;
AVAGO TECHNOLOGIES GENERAL IP (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD., Singapore, SG;
Abstract
A method is provided for facilitating multicast service. The method may include receiving data multicast to members of a multicast group. The method may further include determining, based at least in part on an indication received during multicast of the data, that a late joining device has joined the multicast group subsequent to initiation of the multicast. The method may additionally include marking, based at least in part on the received indication, a point at which the late joining device began to participate in the multicast. A corresponding apparatus and computer program product are also provided.