Title :
HMR-new framework for hierarchical multicast routing algorithm and protocol
Author :
Shi, Meilin ; Yong, Xiang ; Wu, Shangguang
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Comput. Sci. & Technol., Tsinghua Univ., Beijing, China
Abstract :
Group communication provides communication support for CSCW (computer supported cooperative work) systems. Multicast routing is one of the key techniques in the subject of group communication. This paper proposed a new framework for multicast routing algorithm and protocol, hierarchical multicast routing (HMR). The whole computer network is divided into hierarchical areas to compact the network topology and group membership information in order to provide scalability. With the compacting of network topology information, a very good result may be achieved for the calculation of shortest-path multicast delivery tree
Keywords :
computer networks; groupware; multicast communication; network topology; telecommunication network routing; transport protocols; CSCW; computer network; computer supported cooperative work; group communication; group membership information; hierarchical multicast routing algorithm; multicast routing protocol; network topology; scalability; shortest-path multicast delivery tree; Broadcasting; Collaborative work; Computer networks; Computer science; Humans; Multicast algorithms; Multicast protocols; Network topology; Routing protocols; Scalability;
Conference_Titel :
Communication Technology Proceedings, 1998. ICCT '98. 1998 International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Beijing
Print_ISBN :
7-80090-827-5
DOI :
10.1109/ICCT.1998.741039
