Distributed multicasting algorithm for real time multimedia traffic

• Main Author: Quan, Huo Sheng.
• Other Authors: Ng, Jim Mee
• Format: Theses and Dissertations
• Language: English
• Published: 2008
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering::Computer science and engineering::Computer systems organization::Computer-communication networks; DRNTU::Engineering::Electrical and electronic engineering::Computer hardware, software and systems
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/13334
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

In the past, very few network applications involved multiple users and none of them had QoS (Quality and Service) requirements. New generation of high-speed network has enabled multimedia applications such as video conferencing and distributed real-time interactive communications. The simple multicast routing algorithms that were originally designed for best-effort networks are not suitable for networks supporting real-time applications. Multicast routing algorithms have been an area of intensive research for the past couple of years. In order to route data packets efficiently on a network, several multicast routing algorithms have been proposed and implemented.