Multicast communication-protocols, programming, and applications

1. Introduction

2.The Basics of Group Communication

2.1 Types of Communication

2.1.1 Unicast Communication

2.1.2 Multicast Communication

2.1.3 Concast Communication

2.1.4 Multipeer Communication

2.1.5 Other types of communication

2.2 Multicast vs. Unicast

2.3 Scalability

2.4 Applications of Group Communication

2.4.1 Distributed Databases

2.4.2 Push Technologies

2.4.3 Interactive Multimedia Applications

2.5 Characteristics of Groups

2.6 Special Aspects of Group Communication

2.6.1 Reliability

2.6.2 Flow and Congestion Control

2.6.3 Group Addressing and Administration

2.7 Support within the Communication System

2.7.1 Data Link Layer

2.7.2 Network Layer

2.7.3 Transport Layer

2.7.4 Application Layer

3. Multicast Routing

3.1 Basic Routing Algorithms

3.1.1 Distance-Vector Algorithms

3.1.2 Link State Algorithms

3.2 Group Dynamics

3.3 Scoping and Multicast Address Allocation

3.3.1 Scope of Multicast Groups

3.3.2 Multicast Address Allocation

3.4 Concepts for Multicast Routing

3.4.1 Source-Based Routing

3.4.2 Steiner Trees

3.4.3 Trees with Rendezvous Points

3.4.4 Comparison of Basic Techniques

3.5 Multicast Routing in the Internet

3.5.1 DVMRP

3.5.2 Multicast Extensions to OSPF

3.5.3 PIM

3.5.4 CBT

3.5.5 Multicast Routing between Domains

4. Quality of Service

4.1 Integrated Services

4.1.1 Classes of Service Provided by Integrated Services

4.1.2 Receiver-Oriented Reservations in RSVP

4.1.3 Sender-Oriented Reservations with ST2

4.1.4 RSVP vs. ST2

4.2 Differentiated Services

4.2.1 Basic Concept

4.2.2 Proposals for Service Concepts for Differentiated Services

4.3 Differences and Integration Options

4.3.1 IntServ vs. DiffServ

4.3.2 Integration of DiffServ and IntServ

5. Multicast in ATM Networks

5.1 The Switching Technology ATM

5.1.1 ATM Adaption Layer

5.1.2 Service Categories in ATM

5.2 ATM Multicast

5.2.1 Multicast vs. Multipeer in ATM

5.2.2 LAN Emulation

5.2.3 IP Multicast over ATM

5.2.4 UNI Signaling

6. Transport Protocols

6.1 UDP

6.1.1 A Programming Example

6.1.2 Summary

6.2 XTP

6.2.1 Data Units

6.2.2 Connection Control

6.2.3 Data Transfer

6.2.4 Summary

6.3 MTP

6.3.1 Structure of a Web

6.3.2 Allocation of Transmission Rights

6.3.3 Data Transfer

6.3.4 Error Control

6.3.5 Maintaining Order and Consistency

6.3.6 Summary

6.4 RMP

6.4.1 Data management

6.4.2 Group management

6.4.3 Summary

6.5 LBRM

6.5.1 Data Transfer and Error Control

6.5.2 Summary

6.6 SRM

6.6.1 Data Transfer and Error Control

6.6.2 Summary

6.7 RMTP

6.7.1 Connection Control

6.7.2 Error Recovery

6.7.3 Flow and Congestion Control

6.7.4 Summary

6.8 PGM

6.8.1 Protocol Procedures

6.8.2 Options

6.8.3 Summary

6.9 MFTP

6.9.1 Group Management

6.9.2 Data Transfer and Error Control

6.9.3 Enhancements

6.9.4 Summary

7. MBone--the Multicast Backbone of the Internet

7.1 MBone Architecture

7.1.1 The Loose-Source-Record Routing Option

7.1.2 IP-IP Encapsulation

7.2 MBone Applications

7.2.1 RTP

7.2.2 Video Conference

7.2.3 Visual Audio Tool

7.2.4 Robust Audio Tool

7.2.5 Free Phone

7.2.6 Whiteboard

7.2.7 Network Text Editor

7.2.8 Session Directory

7.2.9 Session Announcement Protocol

7.2.10 Session Description Protocol

7.2.11 Session Initiation Protocol

7.2.12 Conference Manager

7.2.13 Multimedia Conference Control

7.2.14 Inria Videoconferencing System

7.3 MBone Tools

7.3.1 Mrouted

7.3.2 Mrinfo

7.3.3 Mtrace

8. Outlook

8.1 Multicast routing and Mobile Systems

8.2 Multicast and DiffServ

8.3 Active Networks for Supporting Group Communication

8.4 Group Management for Large Dynamic Groups

Index

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