Title :
Multicast connection-oriented packet switching networks
Author :
Tu, S.-C. ; Leung, W.H.
Author_Institution :
AT&T Bel Lab., Naperville, IL, USA
Abstract :
Four flavors of multicast connections (MCs) are defined over a wide-area multicast packet switching network (MPSN). The network-layer sending/receiving relationship for an MC is represented by a transmission matrix (TM). By employing a packet flow model, some necessary and sufficient conditions for various flavors of MCs to support a given TM are derived. A multicast routing algorithm is also given to illustrate MC setup. A testbed based on the MARS multicast packet switch has been built. In this testbed, call processing software can establish several flavors of MCs
Keywords :
computer networks; packet switching; MARS multicast packet switch; call processing software; multicast connections; multicast routing algorithm; packet flow model; packet switching networks; testbed; transmission matrix; wide area networks; Application software; Error correction; Fabrics; Mars; Multicast algorithms; Packet switching; Routing; Sufficient conditions; Switches; Testing;
Conference_Titel :
Communications, 1990. ICC '90, Including Supercomm Technical Sessions. SUPERCOMM/ICC '90. Conference Record., IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Atlanta, GA
DOI :
10.1109/ICC.1990.117130
