Title :
Loss Recovery in Application-Layer Multicast
Author :
Jin, Xing ; Yiu, W. -P Ken ; Chan, S-H H Gary
Author_Institution :
Hong Kong Univ. of Sci. & Technol., Hong Kong
Abstract :
Application-layer multicast (ALM), sometimes called overlay multicast, can help circumvent the limitations in IP multicast and unicast. In this article, we discuss and compare different recovery mechanisms in ALM. The major challenge in loss recovery is how to achieve low residual loss rate with low recovery overhead. As discussed, a promising approach might be a combination of proactive and reactive techniques.
Keywords :
multicast communication; IP multicast; IP unicast; application-layer multicast; overlay multicast; recovery mechanism; Control systems; Games; Hydrogen; Internet; Large-scale systems; Maintenance; Propagation losses; Streaming media; Transport protocols; Unicast; application-layer multicast (ALM); error recovery; loss recovery; overlay multicast; proactive recovery; quality of service; reactive recovery;
Journal_Title :
MultiMedia, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/MMUL.2008.14
