Techniques for using a general query to circumvent specific query response failure in an IGMP system

Techniques for using a general query to circumvent specific query response failure in an IGMP system

Flexibility of handling of multicast information using an Internet Group Management Protocol (IGMP) is improved by overcoming failures to respond to group specific queries. Such failures occur when heterogeneous host devices are used on a common network. When a failure to respond to a group specific...

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Hauptverfasser: BELL JARED LEE, PARDECK JONATHAN T, JENSEN NEIL M
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Sprache:eng
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CALCULATING
COMPUTING
COUNTING
ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
ELECTRICITY
PHYSICS
PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
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Zusammenfassung:Flexibility of handling of multicast information using an Internet Group Management Protocol (IGMP) is improved by overcoming failures to respond to group specific queries. Such failures occur when heterogeneous host devices are used on a common network. When a failure to respond to a group specific query is experienced, a general query is used to obtain information that was not provided by the group specific query.