User Empowered Virtual Multicast for Multimedia Communication
Eva Hladká, Petr Holub, Jiří Denemark · 2004
Abstract — We introduce concept of user empowered UDP packet reflectors to create virtual multicasting environment as an overlay on top of current unicast networks. The virtual multicast is used as a bottom layer for secure and efficient collaborative environments. The end-users ’ ability to fully control this environment—in a way similar to peer to peer networks— is the primary advantage of our approach. Other interesting features that are possible only in virtual multicast environment are also discussed in this paper. Index Terms — virtual multicast, UDP packet reflector, user empowered approach, modular architecture I.