{"schema_version":"1.0","canonical_url":"https://patentable.app/patents/US-8467388","patent":{"patent_number":"US-8467388","title":"Reporting multicast bandwidth consumption between a multicast replicating node and a traffic scheduling node","assignee":null,"inventors":[],"filing_date":"2007-06-29T00:00:00.000Z","publication_date":"2013-06-18T00:00:00.000Z","cpc_codes":["H04L","H04L","H04L","H04L","H04L"],"num_claims":7,"abstract":"A multicast replicating network node (203) according to the present invention reports to a traffic scheduling network node (205) information (231) indicative for the bandwidth consumed by multicast services or indicative for the bandwidth available for unicast services on a line coupled to the multicast replicating network node (203). The traffic scheduling network node (205) this way stays aware of the multicast bandwidth occupancy on different subscriber lines and access node uplinks without serious impact on its processing requirements."},"analysis":{"summary":null,"layman_explanation":null,"technical_analysis":null,"business_analysis":null,"faqs":null,"topics":[],"tech_cluster":null},"seo":{"title":"Reporting multicast bandwidth consumption between a multicast replicating node and a traffic scheduling node","description":"A multicast replicating network node (203) according to the present invention reports to a traffic scheduling network node (205) information (231) indicative for the bandwidth consumed by multicast se","keywords":[]},"attribution":{"source":"Patentable","source_url":"https://patentable.app","canonical_url":"https://patentable.app/patents/US-8467388","license":"CC-BY-4.0-like","license_terms":"AI-generated analysis on this page (summary, layman_explanation, technical_analysis, business_analysis, faqs) may be reused with attribution and a visible link back to the canonical URL above. Patent abstracts, claims, and bibliographic data are USPTO public domain.","required_link":"https://patentable.app/patents/US-8467388","citation_suggestion":"Patentable. \"Reporting multicast bandwidth consumption between a multicast replicating node and a traffic scheduling node\" (US-8467388). https://patentable.app/patents/US-8467388","copyright_holder":"Nomic Interactive Technology LLC"},"links":{"html":"https://patentable.app/patents/US-8467388","json":"https://patentable.app/api/llm-context/US-8467388","site":"https://patentable.app","llms_txt":"https://patentable.app/llms.txt"},"generated_at":"2026-05-30T16:18:44.102Z"}