Method and devices for managing a data flow transfer
View Patent ↗A method is provided for managing a transfer of a data stream received by a mobile terminal of a first network to a second network, the terminal having subscribed to at least one multicasting group receiving the data stream, and being connected to the first network by way of an access router for the first network, termed the first router. The method comprises: detecting, by an access router for the second network, termed the second router, an arrival of the terminal in the second network; obtaining, by the second router, information relating to at least one multicasting group to which the terminal has subscribed, on the basis of a reading of a subscription table; and receiving the data stream by the second router, on the basis of the information obtained, and retransmission to the terminal.
1. A method for managing a transfer of a data stream received by a mobile terminal of a first network to a second network, said terminal having subscribed to at least one multicasting group receiving said data stream, and being connected to said first network by way of a first router, the first router being an access router for the first network, said method comprising:
detecting, by a second router, an arrival of said terminal in said second network, said second router being an access router for the second network;
obtaining, by said second router, information relating to at least one multicasting group to which said terminal has subscribed, based on said second router reading from a subscription table readable by the first router and by the second router;
receiving said data stream by said second router, based on said information obtained; and
retransmitting the data stream to said terminal.
2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising a step of adding said second router to a multicasting tree for the multicasting group receiving said data stream, wherein said reception step is implemented as long as said second router does not belong to said multicasting tree.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein said subscription table indicates, for a terminal, all the multicasting groups to which said terminal has subscribed, and said reading is implemented by said second router.
4. The method of claim 3 , wherein said second router sends a request to transmit said data stream destined for a router common to said first and second networks, and receives said data stream originating from said common router.
5. The method of claim 1 , wherein said subscription table is associated with said first router and indicates, for a terminal connected to said first network, all of the multicasting group to which said terminal has subscribed, and said reading is implemented by said first router.
6. The method of claim 5 , wherein said second router sends a request to transmit said data stream destined for said first router and receives said data stream originating from said first router.
7. The method of claim 5 , wherein a subscription table is also associated with said second router, said subscription table indicating, for a terminal connected to said second network, all of the multicasting groups to which said terminal has subscribed.
8. The method of claim 1 , wherein said subscription table is at least one of updated periodically and updated as a function of a modification of the subscriptions of said terminal.
9. A system for managing a transfer of a data stream received by a mobile terminal of a first network to a second network, said system comprising:
a first router that is an access router for said first network;
a second router that is an access router for said second network;
said terminal having subscribed to at least one multicasting group receiving said data stream, and being connected to said first network by way of said first router,
wherein said second router is configured to
detect an arrival of said terminal in said second network;
obtain information relating to at least one multicasting group to which said terminal has subscribed, based on said second router reading from a subscription table readable by the first router and by the second router;
receive said data stream based on the information obtained; and
retransmit said data stream to said terminal.
10. An access router for a second network, the access router comprising a memory having stored therein a computer program, and a processor that executes the computer program to:
detect an arrival of terminal in said second network, the terminal having been subscribed to at least one multicasting group receiving a data stream on a first network;
obtain information relating to at least one multicasting group to which said terminal has subscribed, on the basis of said second router reading from a subscription table readable by the first router and by the second router;
receive said data stream on the basis of the information obtained; and
retransmit the data stream to said terminal.
11. A non-transitory computer readable medium having stored thereon instructions for allowing a processor to carry out the method of claim 1 .