SEAMLESS CONNECTION HANDSHAKE FOR A RELIABLE MULTICAST SESSION

摘要

An apparatus, method, program product, and system are disclosed for seamless connection handshake for a reliable multicast session. A node module detects a new node attempting to join a multicast networking session. A handshake module generates a control packet comprising session initiation data for the new node. A packet module creates a combined data packet comprising the control packet and the multicast data packet and sends the combined data packet to the new node. The node module joins the new node to the ongoing multicast networking session without disturbing ongoing data transmissions during the multicast networking session.

主权项

1. An apparatus comprising:
a node module that detects a new node attempting to join a multicast networking session; a handshake module that generates a control packet in response to detecting the new node, the control packet comprising session initiation data associated with the multicast networking session; and a packet module that creates a combined data packet comprising the control packet and a subsequent multicast data packet sent during the multicast networking session; wherein the node module joins the new node to the multicast networking session, in response to the new node receiving the control packet, without disturbing ongoing data transmissions during the multicast networking session.