SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MULTICAST TRANSMISSION

摘要

A system and method for multicast transmission (10) are disclosed. In one embodiment, a virtual exchange network (14) including interconnected nodes (16 1 - through 16-N) is embedded within a network (12). A sender (22-1 through 22-N) is disposed in communication with a root node and receivers (24-1 through 24-N) are disposed in communication with a set of edge nodes. The sender publishes a packetized data stream to which the receivers (24-1 through 24-N) subscribe. The packetized data stream is promulgated by implicit signaling through optimum virtual exchange network connections from the sender (22-1 through 22-N) through the virtual exchange network (14) to the receivers (24-1 through 24-N).