Title :
Improving the PIM routing protocol with adaptive switching mechanism between its two sparse sub-modes
Author :
Holt, James ; Peng, Wuxu
Author_Institution :
Motorola Inc., Austin, TX, USA
Abstract :
We present an extension of the classical PIM (protocol independent multicast) routing protocol, named PIM SWITCH, that allows PIM to dynamically switch between its shared tree sub-mode and shortest-path tree sub-mode. This extension enables PIM to better adapt to the changing networking environment. PIM SWITCH has been extensively, evaluated using our software tool MCS (multicast simulation) reported in a previous paper. Our simulation results reveal that PIM SWITCH performs well as expected with minimum overhead
Keywords :
adaptive systems; multicast communication; network topology; telecommunication network routing; transport protocols; trees (mathematics); PIM SWITCH; PIM routing protocol; adaptive switching mechanism; minimum overhead; multicast simulation; networking environment; protocol independent multicast; shared tree sub-mode; shortest-path tree sub-mode; simulation results; software tool; sparse sub-modes; Computational modeling; Computer science; Computer simulation; Multicast protocols; Routing protocols; Scalability; Software tools; Switches; Telecommunication traffic; Unicast;
Conference_Titel :
Computer Communications and Networks, 1998. Proceedings. 7th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Lafayette, LA
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-9014-3
DOI :
10.1109/ICCCN.1998.998840
