Title :
Unicast and multicast IP error performance over an ATM satellite link
Author :
Howarth, Michael P. ; Cruickshank, Haitham ; Sun, Zhili
Author_Institution :
Centre for Commun. Syst. Res., Surrey Univ., Guildford, UK
Abstract :
IP multicast using ATM-based satellites provides the potential to support multimedia applications, including audio/video streaming and information distribution, at a large scale. This article considers the impact of satellite channel errors, and equations are derived for the probability of IP datagram loss in the presence of burst errors on the satellite link. When there are a large number of multicast receivers per spotbeam there is a significant probability that one or more recipients will not receive the data, and this has implications particularly for the design of reliable multicast network protocols.
Keywords :
asynchronous transfer mode; data communication; error analysis; multicast communication; multimedia communication; packet radio networks; radio receivers; satellite links; transport protocols; visual communication; ATM satellite link; IP datagram loss probability; audio/video streaming; burst errors; information distribution; multicast IP error performance; multicast receivers; multimedia applications; reliable multicast network protocols; satellite channel errors; spotbeam; unicast IP error performance; Bit error rate; Error correction; Large-scale systems; Multicast protocols; Payloads; Satellite communication; Streaming media; Sun; Telecommunication network reliability; Unicast;
Journal_Title :
Communications Letters, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/4234.940985
