Hierarchical level-based IP multicasting for tactical networks

Author

Lee, John ; Cheng, Matthew

Author_Institution

Telcordia Technol., Red Bank, NJ, USA

Volume

1

fYear

1999

fDate

6/21/1905 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

15

Abstract

A new IP multicast routing protocol, called “hierarchical level based IP multicasting” (HLIM), is proposed for tactical networks. Unlike the existing IP multicasting schemes, HLIM can provide a shared and shortest-path multicast tree without using a concentration point like a core or rendezvous point. It supports not only host mobility (movements of IP hosts) but also network mobility (movement of IP routers with/without hosts). The shortest paths between mobile sources and receivers can still be maintained after a host or network movement

Keywords

land mobile radio; military communication; multicast communication; packet radio networks; telecommunication network routing; transport protocols; HLIM; IP hosts; IP multicast routing protocol; IP routers; hierarchical level-based IP multicasting; host mobility; host movement; mobile receivers; mobile sources; multicast packets forwarding; network mobility; network movement; shared multicast tree; shortest-path multicast tree; tactical networks; Broadcasting; Classification tree analysis; Contracts; IP networks; Multicast protocols; Routing protocols; Scalability; Springs;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Military Communications Conference Proceedings, 1999. MILCOM 1999. IEEE

Conference_Location

Atlantic City, NJ

Print_ISBN

0-7803-5538-5

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/MILCOM.1999.822634

Filename

822634