Title :
Adaptive smooth multicast protocol for multimedia data transmission
Author :
Bouras, Christos ; Gkamas, Apostolos ; Kioumourtzis, Georgios
Author_Institution :
Comput. Eng. & Inf. Dept., Univ. of Patras, Patras
Abstract :
We introduce Adaptive Smooth Multicast Protocol (ASMP), for multimedia transmission over best-effort networks. The smoothness lays in the calculation and adaptation of the transmission rate, which is based on dynamic estimation of protocol parameters and dynamic adjustment of the ldquosmoothness factorrdquo. ASMP key attributes are: (a) adaptive scalability to large sets of receivers, (b) TCP-friendly behavior, (c) high bandwidth utilization, and finally (d) smooth transmission rates, which are suitable for multimedia applications. We evaluate the performance of ASMP and investigate its behavior under various network conditions through extensive simulations, conducted with the network simulator software (ns2).
Keywords :
multicast protocols; multimedia communication; TCP-friendly behavior; adaptive scalability; adaptive smooth multicast protocol; best-effort networks; high bandwidth utilization; multimedia data transmission; multimedia transmission; smooth transmission rates; smoothness factor; Application software; Bandwidth; Data communication; Informatics; Multicast protocols; Paper technology; Scalability; Streaming media; Telecommunication computing; Transport protocols; Multicast; congestion control; multimedia transmission; ns2; simulation;
Conference_Titel :
Performance Evaluation of Computer and Telecommunication Systems, 2008. SPECTS 2008. International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Edinburgh
Print_ISBN :
978-1-56555-320-0