Title:
DATA RELAY METHOD, DATA REPEATER, AND DATA RELAY SYSTEM USING THE SAME
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2005051548
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:
To easily perform multicast data relay using IP.
In a data relay system having a backbone network 1, a tunnel ring of MPLS for multicast is stretched among E routers 32, 42, and 52 separately from a tunnel ring for unicast among I routers 31, 41, and 51, and multicast packets from a host device 62 are relayed to a host device 61 of a specific user requesting content distribution, from the I router 31 through the E router 32.
Inventors:
FUKUTOMI MASASHI
Application Number:
JP2003282060A
Publication Date:
February 24, 2005
Filing Date:
July 29, 2003
Export Citation:
Assignee:
FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO LTD
International Classes:
H04L45/16; H04L45/50; (IPC1-7): H04L12/56
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Hiroaki Sakai