Title :
Multicast routing algorithms and protocols: a tutorial
Author :
Sahasrabuddhe, Laxman H. ; Mukherjee, Biswanath
Author_Institution :
California Univ., Los Angeles, Ca, USA
Abstract :
Multicasting is the ability of a communication network to accept a single message from an application and to deliver copies of the message to multiple recipients at different locations. There has been an explosion of research literature on multicast communication. This work presents a tutorial-cum-survey of the various multicast routing algorithms and their relationship with multicast routing protocols for packet-switched-wide-area networks. Our contribution should be of particular benefit to the generic networking audience (and, to a lesser extent, to the expert on this subject)
Keywords :
multicast communication; packet switching; telecommunication network routing; transport protocols; wide area networks; communication network; multicast communication; multicast routing algorithms; multicast routing protocols; packet-switched-wide-area networks; research literature; survey; tutorial; Broadcasting; Communication networks; Local area networks; Motion pictures; Multicast algorithms; Multicast communication; Multicast protocols; Routing protocols; Tutorial; Wide area networks;
Journal_Title :
Network, IEEE
