Design of host-based overlay IP multicast system
Luo Yi-rong · Jisuanji gongcheng yu sheji · 2007
Multicast is an important technology for group communication and getting used more and more in many fields.As traditional multicast is implemented in the network layer of TCP/IP suite,multicasting overlay IP always needs supporting from routers.A host-based solution for overlay IP multicast is discussed,which is also called application-level multicast.A group communication service is offered to hosts that located in several sites and need not do any modification on the present network infrastructure.The idea of this solution and the appropriate situations where it is used are expatiated.