Title :
A Lightweight Multi-Source IP Multicast Protocol
Author :
Yue, Chen ; Pingchuan, Huang ; Pu, Cheng
Author_Institution :
Inf. Eng. Univ., Henan
Abstract :
This paper introduces LMSM, a novel lightweight multi-source IP multicast protocol. After being aware of a specific source for a many-to-many group, the hosts, including the mobile ones, initiate their JOIN/REQS/LEAVE messages towards the source, and a hybrid multi-source-multi-receiver tree for multi-party group communication is formed. Non-LMSM routers are bypassed by tunnels, which eliminates the dependence on multicast-specific routing. Analyses show that LMSM is scalable and the host, even a mobile host, can take part in the group communication easily
Keywords :
IP networks; mobile computing; multicast protocols; telecommunication network routing; JOIN-REQS-LEAVE messages; hybrid multi-source-multi-receiver tree; lightweight multi-source IP multicast protocol; multi-party group communication; nonLMSM routers; Bidirectional control; Communication system control; IP networks; Joining processes; Large-scale systems; Mobile communication; Multicast protocols; Routing protocols; Scalability; Switches;
Conference_Titel :
Wireless Communications, Networking and Mobile Computing, 2006. WiCOM 2006.International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Wuhan
Print_ISBN :
1-4244-0517-3
DOI :
10.1109/WiCOM.2006.350
