Title :
System-assisted service evolution for a future Internet — The H∀Mcast approach to pervasive multicast
Author :
Meiling, Sebastian ; Charousset, Dominik ; Schmidt, Thomas C. ; Wählisch, Matthias
Author_Institution :
Dept. Inf., Hamburg Univ. of Appl. Sci., Hamburg, Germany
Abstract :
The Internet has been successful in providing a uniformly available IPv4 unicast service, accessible via the socket API which eased application deployment. However, this tightly shaped concept failed to promote a heterogeneous network layer (including IPv6) or additional services like multicast. In this paper, we propose methods for diversifying the Internet service capabilities with the help of enhanced end system intelligence and an API abstraction towards the applications. We provide a general architecture for the example of hybrid adaptive mobile multicast (H∀Mcast) which allows for various realizations and pluralistic deployments. The achievement of our contribution is a universal, robust service access that allows group applications to run everywhere, no matter what the status of regional technological deployment will be.
Keywords :
IP networks; Internet; application program interfaces; multicast communication; ubiquitous computing; API abstraction; H∀Mcast approach; IPv4 unicast service; future Internet; heterogeneous network layer; hybrid adaptive mobile multicast; pervasive multicast; robust service access; socket API; system-assisted service evolution;
Conference_Titel :
GLOBECOM Workshops (GC Wkshps), 2010 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Miami, FL
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-8863-6
DOI :
10.1109/GLOCOMW.2010.5700458