US2013010794A1PendingUtilityA1

Generating Multiple Data Steams From a Single Data Source

Assignee: BILL DAVID SPriority: Apr 30, 2001Filed: Sep 15, 2012Published: Jan 10, 2013

Est. expiryApr 30, 2021(expired)· nominal 20-yr term from priority

Inventors:David S. Bill Scott K. Brown William J. Raduchel Gilbert G. Wiegand Christopher L. Amen-Kroeger

H04L 65/756H04L 65/765H04L 12/1854H04L 65/1101H04L 61/00H04N 21/222H04L 69/22H04L 41/082H04N 21/64H04N 21/6125H04N 21/23106

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A switch having a first communications interface to receive a stream of data units, a buffer to store the payload portion of the data unit, a replicator to duplicate at least the payload portion of the data unit, and a second communications interface to enable access to the stream of data units by two or more terminals.

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1 . A method of transmitting packets, the method comprising:
 using a switch to receive a stream of data units including a payload portion and an attribute portion;   using a switch to duplicate at least the payload portion of a data unit within the stream of data units; and   using a switch to enable access to the duplicated payload portion of the data unit by two or more terminals.

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