Multicasting on the Internet and its Applications

List of Figures. List of Tables. Preface. I: Introduction to Multicast. 1. Introduction. 2. Multicasting Fundamentals. II: Network Layer Multicast. 3. Multicast Routing Algorithms. 4. IP Multicast. 5. Multicast Extensions to Open Shortest Path First (MO-SPF). 6. Protocol Independent Multicast (PIM). 7. Core- Based Tree (CBT). 8. Ordered Core Based Tree (OCBT). 9. Hierarchical DVMRP (H-DVMRP). 10. Hierarchical PIM (HPIM). 11. Border Gateway Multicast Protocol (BGMP). 12. Multicast Backbone of the Internet (MBone). 13. Programming with IP Multicast. III: Quality of Service. 14. Integrated Services in the Internet and RSVP. 15. Internet Stream Protocol - ST2. IV: Transport-Layer Issues. 16. Real-Time Transport Protocol (RTP). 17. Scalable Reliable Multicast (SRM). 18. Reliable Multicast Transport Protocol (RMTP). 19. Reliable Adaptive Multicast Protocol (RAMP). 20. Reliable Multicast Protocol (RMP). 21. Pros and Cons of Reliable Multicast Protocols. 22. Various Reliable Multicast Protocols. 23. Forward Error Correction-Based Reliable Multicast Protocols. 24. Performance Comparison of Reliable Multicast Protocols. V: Video Multicast on the Internet. 25. Scalable Feedback Control (SFC) for Multicast Video Distribution in the Internet. 26. Receiver-Driven Layered Multicast (RLM). 27. Layered Video Multicast with Retransmission (LVMR). 28. Destination Set Grouping (DSG). VI: Group Communication. 29. Totem. 30. Transis. 31. Horus. VII: Multicasting in Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM). 32. Multicast Using ATM UNI 3.0/3.1. 33. IP Multicast Over ATM. VIII: Applications and Future of Multicasting. 34. Multicast Applications. 35. Future Directions. Reference. Index.