MANAGEMENT OF A MULTICAST SYSTEM IN A SOFTWARE-DEFINED NETWORK

摘要

A system and method are provided for of a Multicast system by a controller in a software defined network. The method may include, receiving a request for a multicast stream from a first switch of the software defined network. The request may have originated from a requestor using an Internet Group Management Protocol (IGMP). The method may further include, adding the request to a table, wherein the table is designated to have requests from IGMP using requestors for multicast streams. The method may further include, determining whether the request for the multicast stream matches with a multicast data transmission from a sender received by the controller. The method may further include, initiating a connection of the multicast between the requestor and the sender if the request matches the multicast data transmission.

主权项

1. A method for management of a multicast system by a controller in a software defined network, comprising:
receiving a request for a multicast stream from a first switch of the software defined network, the request having originated from a requestor using an Internet Group Management Protocol (IGMP); adding the request to a table, wherein the table is designated to have requests from IGMP using requestors for multicast streams; determining whether the request for the multicast stream matches with a multicast data transmission from a sender received by the controller; and initiating a connection of the multicast between the requestor and the sender if the request matches the multicast data transmission.