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Reliable and efficient multicast protocol for mobile IP networks
Author(s) -
Yoo SangJo,
Cho HyungSang
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
international journal of communication systems
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.344
H-Index - 49
eISSN - 1099-1131
pISSN - 1074-5351
DOI - 10.1002/dac.924
Subject(s) - multicast , computer science , computer network , protocol independent multicast , distance vector multicast routing protocol , xcast , pragmatic general multicast , source specific multicast , ip multicast , reliable multicast , distributed computing , internet group management protocol , multicast address , inter domain
Abstract To provide a multicasting service, several multicast protocols for mobile hosts (MHs) have been proposed. However, all of these protocols have faults, such as non‐optimal delivery routes and data loss when hosts move to another network, resulting in insecure multicast data transmissions. Thus, this paper presents a new reliable and efficient multicast routing protocol for mobile IP networks. The proposed protocol provides a reliable multicast transmission by compensating the data loss from the previous mobile agent when a MH moves to another network. In addition, an additional function allows for direct connection to the multicast tree according to the status of agents, thereby providing a more efficient and optimal multicast path. The performance of the proposed protocol is confirmed based on simulations under various conditions. Copyright © 2008 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.