Distributed multicasting algorithm for real time multimedia traffic

Abstract

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.