Title :
Multicasting with the near term digital radio (NTDR) in the Tactical Internet
Author :
Welsh, Bob ; Rehn, Norm ; Vincent, Bob ; Weinstein, Joseph ; Wood, Susan
Author_Institution :
BBN Technol., GTE Internetworking, Cambridge, MA, USA
Abstract :
The NTDR development team is currently implementing IP multicast capabilities to support activities in the Tactical Internet. Protocols and mechanisms designed for wire-based networks do not always transfer efficiently to an RF media. This paper introduces the tradeoffs, and the solution arrived at, for distributing multicast traffic efficiently in the NTDR network. It will also describe the protocol, RGMP, developed to support multicast group memberships for the NTDR Intranet and for the external Internet interface to IGMP
Keywords :
Internet; digital radio; intranets; military communication; multicast communication; packet radio networks; protocols; telecommunication traffic; IP multicast capabilities; NTDR Intranet; NTDR network; RGMP protocol; Tactical Internet; multicast group memberships; multicast traffic distribution; multicasting; near term digital radio; Bandwidth; Command and control systems; Digital communication; Intelligent networks; Internet; Internetworking; Multicast protocols; Radio frequency; Routing protocols; Spine;
Conference_Titel :
Military Communications Conference, 1998. MILCOM 98. Proceedings., IEEE
Conference_Location :
Boston, MA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-4506-1
DOI :
10.1109/MILCOM.1998.722169
