Multicast routing tree for sequenced packet transmission in software-defined networks
Peng Yu, Renke Wu, Haojie Zhou, Haibo Yu, Yuting Chen, Hao Zhong · 2016
Multicast denotes an idea of sending data to numbers of receivers from one source in one transmission. It has been widely applied in group communication (e.g., media streaming, multi-point video conferencing). Multicast routing tree (MRT) is usually built to keep the right paths to transmit data, where data copies are created in parent nodes and then forwarded to child nodes. However, constructing an MRT is usually difficult for a given network topology; finding an optimal multicast routing tree with the minimal cost is a proven NP-complete problem. Moreover, multicast applications usually run in local or small networks due to the limitations in flexibility, scalability, and security.