Title :
Design and evaluation of a MARS model implementation
Author :
Canosa, M. ; Corghi, A. ; De Marco, M. ; Rizzo, D. ; Trecordi, V.
Author_Institution :
CEFRIEL, Politecnico di Milano, Italy
Abstract :
Currently, the IETF standard for IP-ATM multicast address resolution is the Multicast Address Resolution Server (MARS). The MARS solution supports multicast either through “multicast meshes” of overlaid point-to-multipoint connections (VCMesh approach) or through Multicast Servers (MCS approach). Related work shows the performance of a multicast server implementation supporting just one layer-3 group and adopting an experimental UNI 3.x signalling stack. This paper describes the design and the implementation of the MARS architecture supporting multiple groups with the standard UNI 3.1 signalling protocol. Preliminary experimental tests evaluate the MARS scalability with a larger LIS and contrast the performance of the MCS approach against VCMesh supporting multiple groups
Keywords :
Internet; asynchronous transfer mode; network servers; performance evaluation; telecommunication signalling; telecommunication standards; transport protocols; IETF standard; IP-ATM multicast address resolution; LIS; MARS architecture; MARS model implementation; MCS approach; Multicast Address Resolution Server; Multicast Servers; VCMesh approach; experimental tests; layer-3 group; multicast meshes; overlaid point-to-multipoint connections; performance; performance evaluation; standard UNI 3.1 signalling protocol; Electronic mail; Hardware; Mars; Multicast protocols; Scalability; Signal design; Signal resolution; Testing; Unicast; Virtual colonoscopy;
Conference_Titel :
ATM Workshop Proceedings, 1998 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Fairfax, VA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-4874-5
DOI :
10.1109/ATM.1998.675195
