Introduction to Multicast Technology

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Author(s): Gabor Hosszu (Budapest University of Technology & Economics, Hungary)
Copyright: 2002
Pages: 43
Source title: Multimedia Networking: Technology, Management and Applications
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Mahbubur Rahman Syed (Minnesota State University Mankato, USA)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-930708-14-3.ch017

Keywords: Information Science Reference / Media & Communications / Multimedia Technology / Networking and Telecommunications

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The multimedia communication over the Internet needs the multicasting delivery scheme. In this chapter the sophisticated group management and routing protocols required for multicasting are presented. The different kinds of transport protocols for satisfying the special requirements of the multimedia applications are also included. Finally the current design principles of the multicast-based multimedia applications are discussed.

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