Multicast Communication (eBook)

Protocols, Programming, & Applications

Ralph Wittmann, Martina Zitterbart (Autoren)

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2000 | 1. Auflage
349 Seiten
Elsevier Science (Verlag)
978-0-08-049734-1 (ISBN)

Infos

The Internet is quickly becoming the backbone for the worldwide information society of the future. Point-to-point communication dominates the network today, however, group communication--using multicast technology--will rapidly gain importance as digital, audio, and video transmission, push technology for the Web, and distribution of software updates to millions of end users become ubiquitous.

Multicast Communication: Protocols and Applications explains how and why multicast technology is the key to this transition. This book provides network engineers, designers, and administrators with the underlying concepts as well as a complete and detailed description of the protocols and algorithms that comprise multicast.

* Presents information on the entire range of multicast protocols, including, PIM-SM, MFTP, and PGM and explains their mechanisms, trade-offs, and solid approaches to their implementation
* Provides an in-depth examination of Quality of Service concepts, including: RSVP, ST2, IntServ, and DiffServ
* Discusses group address allocation and scoping
* Discusses multicast implementation in ATM networks
* Builds a solid understanding of the Mbone and surveys the successes and current limitations of real multicast applications on the Internet such as videoconferencing, whiteboards, and distance learning

Inhalt

Cover 1
Copyright Page 5
Contents 8
List of Acronyms 12
Preface 16
Chapter 1. Introduction 20
Chapter 2. The Basics of Group Communication 26
2.1 Types of Communication 26
2.2 Multicast vs. Unicast 35
2.3 Scalability 37
2.4 Applications of Group Communication 39
2.5 Characteristics of Groups 45
2.6 Special Aspects of Group Communication 48
2.7 Support within the Communication System 63
Chapter 3. Multicast Routing 72
3.1 Basic Routing Algorithms 72
3.2 Group Dynamics 81
3.3 Scoping and Multicast Address Allocation 86
3.4 Concepts for Multicast Routing 95
3.5 Multicast Routing on the Internet 109
Chapter 4. Quality of Service 142
4.1 Integrated Services 143
4.2 Differentiated Services 175
4.3 Differences and Integration Options 183
Chapter 5. Multicast in ATM Networks 186
5.1 The Switching Technology ATM 186
5.2 ATM Multicast 192
Chapter 6. Transport Protocols 216
6.1 UDP 217
6.2 XTP 223
6.3 MTP 233
6.4 RMP 243
6.5 LBRM 252
6.6 SRM 257
6.7 RMTP 262
6.8 PGM 270
6.9 MFTP 276
Chapter 7. MBone„The Multicast Backbone of the Internet 284
7.1 MBone Architecture 285
7.2 MBone Applications 290
7.3 MBone Tools 322
Chapter 8. Outlook 328
8.1 Multicast Routing and Mobile Systems 329
8.2 Multicast and DiffServ 330
8.3 Active Networks for Supporting Group Communication 330
8.4 Group Management for Large Dynamic Groups 332
Bibliography 334
Index 348
About the Authors 369

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 16.6.2000
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Mathematik / Informatik ► Informatik ► Datenbanken
• Themenwelt: Informatik ► Grafik / Design ► Digitale Bildverarbeitung
• Themenwelt: Mathematik / Informatik ► Informatik ► Netzwerke
• Themenwelt: Mathematik / Informatik ► Informatik ► Programmiersprachen / -werkzeuge
• Themenwelt: Informatik ► Software Entwicklung ► User Interfaces (HCI)
• Themenwelt: Informatik ► Theorie / Studium ► Kryptologie
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Kommunikation / Medien ► Buchhandel / Bibliothekswesen
• Themenwelt: Technik ► Umwelttechnik / Biotechnologie
• ISBN-10: 0-08-049734-9 / 0080497349
• ISBN-13: 978-0-08-049734-1 / 9780080497341