Title :
Shared access to many-to-many ATM connections
Author :
Gauthier, Eric ; Le Boudec, Jean-Yves ; Oechslin, Philippe
Author_Institution :
Lab. de Reseaux de Commun., Ecole Polytech. Federale de Lausanne, Switzerland
Abstract :
We present a protocol for controlling a shared ATM multicast tree supporting many-to-many communication. The protocol supports one or several ATM VCCs of the many-to-many type. The number of VCCs is independent of the number of endpoints. The protocol guarantees that there is no interleaving on any VCC of the tree. The protocol also guarantees that the traffic contract associated with the VCCs is respected, thus making it possible to use ordinary VCCs of the CBR, VBR or UBR class. No re-sequencing server is required, and all cell forwarding is performed at the ATM layer
Keywords :
asynchronous transfer mode; protocols; telecommunication channels; CBR class; SMART; UBR class; VBR class; VCCs; cell forwarding; many-to-many ATM connections; many-to-many communication; multicast service; protocol; shared ATM multicast tree; shared access; traffic contract; Access protocols; Asynchronous transfer mode; Communication system control; Contracts; Interleaved codes; Multicast protocols; Network servers; Proposals; Relays; Resource management;
Conference_Titel :
Global Telecommunications Conference, 1996. GLOBECOM '96. 'Communications: The Key to Global Prosperity
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3336-5
DOI :
10.1109/GLOCOM.1996.592008
