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Implementation of a Reliable Multicast Protocol
Author(s) -
JIA WEIJIA
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
software: practice and experience
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.437
H-Index - 70
eISSN - 1097-024X
pISSN - 0038-0644
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1097-024x(199707)27:7<813::aid-spe107>3.0.co;2-e
Subject(s) - multicast , computer science , token ring , distributed computing , reliable multicast , protocol independent multicast , pragmatic general multicast , computer network , protocol (science) , ip multicast , atomicity , communication in small groups , source specific multicast , internet group management protocol , xcast , distance vector multicast routing protocol , security token , programming language , medicine , alternative medicine , database transaction , pathology
A reliable multicast protocol (RMP) based on a logical token ring approach can achieve agreement of a group of operational processes in distributed systems. The structure of RMP is modulated into component protocols that achieve total ordering, atomicity of multicast messages; dynamic group configuration and fault‐tolerance cooperatively. RMP uses a virtual token to order multicast messages in a logical process ring. It is highly efficient over networks and its algorithm design and implementation are presented. The use of a state machine approach simplifies this complex system implementation. Experience and lessons drawn from RMP and general techniques applied to group communication protocol are also described. © 1997 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.