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US07023813B2 Methods for managing a pool of multicast addresses and allocating addresses in a communications system 有权
管理多播地址池并在通信系统中分配地址的方法

Methods for managing a pool of multicast addresses and allocating addresses in a communications system
Abstract:
In a communications system having a plurality of endpoints each including a logical entity and its physical counterpart, a method for managing a pool of multicast addresses. The method including the steps of: generating a pool of available multicast addresses; receiving a request for a multicast address; allocating a multicast address for usage subject to at least a first limitation; monitoring the usage of the allocated multicast address; and reclaiming the allocated multicast address if as a function of the monitoring it is detected that a first condition is met, and causing the allocated multicast address to be placed into the pool of available multicast addresses.
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