Guaranteed, reliable, secure broadcast networks

Author

Tseung, Lawrence C N

Author_Institution

Multipac Inc., Acton, MA, USA

Volume

3

Issue

6

fYear

1989

Firstpage

33

Lastpage

37

Abstract

A patent-pending invention for handling reliable and secure broadcasts is presented. This invention guarantees all computers in the network the reception of all broadcast messages in the proper sequence, even though there may be line noise, hardware malfunction, or busy receivers. This makes possible correct distributed database updates, parallel information retrieval, and many other applications. The invention adds four specialized components to existing networks and uses a special communication protocol. It can be applied to both local area and wide area networks.<>

Keywords

broadcasting; computer networks; protocols; reliability; security of data; LAN; broadcast messages reception; busy receivers; communication protocol; computer networks; distributed database updates; hardware malfunction; line noise; local area networks; parallel information retrieval; patent-pending invention; reliable broadcast networks; secure broadcast networks; wide area networks; Computer network reliability; Computer networks; Data communication; Data processing; Distributed databases; Hardware; Protocols; Radio broadcasting; TV broadcasting; Telecommunication network reliability;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Network, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0890-8044

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/65.39134

Filename

39134