Title :
Internet multicast routing and transport control protocols
Author :
Li, Victor O K ; Zhang, Zaichen
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Electron. Eng., Hong Kong Univ., China
fDate :
3/1/2002 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Multicasting is a mechanism to send data to multiple receivers in an efficient way. We give a comprehensive survey on network and transport layer issues of Internet multicast. We begin with an introduction to the current Internet protocol multicast model-the "host group" model and the current Internet multicast architecture, then discuss in depth the following three research areas: (1) scalable multicast routing; (2) reliable multicast; and (3) multicast flow and congestion control. Our goal is to summarize the state of the art in Internet multicast and to stimulate further research in this area
Keywords :
Internet; computer network reliability; multicast communication; reviews; telecommunication congestion control; telecommunication network routing; transport protocols; Internet multicast architecture; Internet multicast routing protocols; Internet protocol multicast model; host group model; multicast congestion control; multicast flow control; network layer; reliable multicast; scalable multicast routing; transport control protocols; transport layer; Access protocols; Automatic repeat request; Forward error correction; Information filtering; Information filters; Internet; Multicast protocols; Open systems; Routing protocols; Transport protocols;
Journal_Title :
Proceedings of the IEEE
