20130279378 | Cascaded Streaming of Data Through Virtual Chain of Nodes in Hub Topology - A method for transmitting a data file to multiple nodes in a network includes logically ordering a set of nodes connected to a switch in a hub topology to form a virtual chain of nodes and cascading a stream of data packets representing the data file from an originating node to a final node in the virtual chain of nodes. A network includes a switch and a set of nodes communicatively coupled to the switch in a hub topology, the plurality of nodes configured to form a virtual chain of nodes in a logical order, and to cascade a stream of data packets representing a data file from an originating node to a final node in the virtual chain of nodes. | 10-24-2013 |