A method for data broadcast over a network includes receiving at a virtual bridge a data packet to be flooded over the network, and passing the data packet from the virtual bridge to a multicast-capable router, along with a broadcast indication. Responsive to the broadcast indication, the router determines...http://www.google.es/patents/US20040037279?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatente US20040037279 - Virtual private LAN service using a multicast protocol
Virtual private LAN service using a multicast protocol
Número de solicitud: 10/226,525 Número de publicación: US 2004/0037279 A1 Fecha de presentación: 23 Ago 2002 Patente emitida: US7339929 ( Fecha de emisión 4 Mar 2008)