Title :
IP multicasting for wireless mobile hosts
Author :
Xylomenos, George ; Polyzos, George C.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Comput. Sci. & Eng., California Univ., San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
Abstract :
We consider the problem of efficient multicast support for mobile wireless hosts in TCP/IP networks. We summarize techniques supporting multicasting and mobility, along with their constraints and interactions, and explore architectural alternatives for solutions to the combined problem that remain compatible with the existing architecture. We propose a new mechanism for group management, optimized for point-to-point links. We also discuss three proposed multicast delivery mechanisms and compare them with respect to efficiency on wireless networks and impact on host software
Keywords :
Internet; computer network management; land mobile radio; radio links; transport protocols; IP multicasting; TCP/IP networks; architectural alternatives; group management; host software; multicast delivery mechanisms; point-to-point links; wireless mobile hosts; wireless network; Bandwidth; Computer networks; Computer science; IP networks; Mobile computing; Roaming; Routing; TCPIP; Wireless application protocol; Wireless networks;
Conference_Titel :
Military Communications Conference, 1996. MILCOM '96, Conference Proceedings, IEEE
Conference_Location :
McLean, VA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3682-8
DOI :
10.1109/MILCOM.1996.571419
