The MultiStream protocol: a highly flexible high-speed transport protocol

Author

La Porta, Thomas F. ; Schwartz, Mischa

Author_Institution

AT&T Bell Lab., Holmdel, NJ, USA

Volume

11

Issue

4

fYear

1993

fDate

5/1/1993 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

519

Lastpage

530

Abstract

A transport layer protocol designed to meet the wide-ranging needs of high-speed applications is described. A unique feature of this protocol is that its behavior, defined by a set of functions, may be modified dynamically over the life of a connection without loss of reliable data transfer. This property makes the protocol attractive for supporting applications, such as multimedia applications that require different protocol support for different portions of their traffic streams. The protocol has been verified to reliably deliver data and manage connections and to contain no deadlocks or loops. A parallel architecture for implementing the protocol has also been verified. Analysis of a skeleton implementation shows that the protocol has the potential to receive data at a rate of over 150 kpackets/s if 10-MIPS processors are used in the implementation

Keywords

multimedia systems; parallel architectures; protocols; 10-MIPS processors; MultiStream protocol; high-speed applications; multimedia applications; parallel architecture; skeleton implementation; transport layer protocol; Application software; Delay; Educational institutions; High-speed networks; Maintenance; Streaming media; System recovery; Throughput; Transport protocols; Visualization;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Selected Areas in Communications, IEEE Journal on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0733-8716

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/49.221199

Filename

221199