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Tables of Contents for Multicast Communication
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
List of Acronyms
xi
Preface
xv
Introduction
1
6
The Basics of Group Communication
7
46
Types of Communication
7
9
Unicast Communication
8
1
Multicast Communication
9
1
Concast Communication
10
1
Multipeer Communication
11
2
Other Types of Communication
13
3
Multicast vs. Unicast
16
2
Scalability
18
2
Applications of Group Communication
20
6
Distributed Databases
20
2
Push Technologies
22
1
Interactive Multimedia Applications
23
3
Characteristics of Groups
26
3
Special Aspects of Group Communication
29
15
Reliability
29
7
Flow and Congestion Control
36
4
Group Addressing and Administration
40
4
Support within the Communication System
44
9
Data Link Layer
45
2
Network Layer
47
4
Transport Layer
51
1
Application Layer
52
1
Multicast Routing
53
70
Basic Routing Algorithms
53
9
Distance-Vector Algorithms
56
4
Link State Algorithms
60
2
Group Dynamics
62
5
Scoping and Multicast Address Allocation
67
9
Scope of Multicast Groups
67
5
Multicast Address Allocation
72
4
Concepts for Multicast Routing
76
14
Source-Based Routing
80
6
Steiner Trees
86
2
Trees with Rendezvous Points
88
1
Comparison of Basic Techniques
89
1
Multicast Routing on the Internet
90
33
DVMRP
91
6
Multicast Extensions to OSPF
97
8
PIM
105
12
CBT
117
2
Multicast Routing between Domains
119
4
Quality of Service
123
44
Integrated Services
124
32
Classes of Service Provided by Integrated Services
125
8
Receiver-Oriented Reservation in RSVP
133
16
Sender-Oriented Reservations with ST2
149
6
RSVP vs. ST2
155
1
Differentiated Services
156
8
Basic Concept
157
4
Proposals for Service Concepts for Differentiated Services
161
3
Differences and Integration Options
164
3
IntServ vs. DiffServ
164
1
Integration of DiffServ and IntServ
165
2
Multicast in ATM Networks
167
30
The Switching Technology ATM
167
6
ATM Adaption Layer
169
2
Service Categories in ATM
171
2
ATM Multicast
173
24
Multicast vs. Multipeer in ATM
174
2
LAN Emulation
176
2
IP Multicast over ATM
178
9
UNI Signaling
187
10
Transport Protocols
197
68
UDP
198
6
A Programming Example
199
4
Summary
203
1
XTP
204
10
Data Units
205
1
Connection Control
205
5
Data Transfer
210
3
Summary
213
1
MTP
214
10
Structure of a Web
215
1
Allocation of Transmission Rights
216
1
Data Transfer
217
2
Error Control
219
2
Maintaining Order and Consistency
221
2
Summary
223
1
RMP
224
9
Data Management
228
2
Group Management
230
2
Summary
232
1
LBRM
233
5
Data Transfer and Error Control
233
5
Summary
238
1
SRM
238
5
Data Transfer and Error Control
239
3
Summary
242
1
RMTP
243
8
Connection Control
244
1
Error Recovery
245
4
Flow and Congestion Control
249
1
Summary
250
1
PGM
251
6
Protocol Procedures
251
4
Options
255
2
Summary
257
1
MFTP
257
8
Group Management
257
3
Data Transfer and Error Control
260
2
Enhancements
262
1
Summary
263
2
MBone---The Multicast Backbone of the Internet
265
44
MBone Architecture
266
5
The Loose-Source-Record Routing Option
268
2
IP-IP Encapsulation
270
1
MBone Applications
271
32
RTP
272
5
VideoConference
277
2
Visual Audio Tool
279
2
Robust Audio Tool
281
1
Free Phone
282
2
Whiteboard
284
2
Network Text Editor
286
1
Session Directory
286
3
Session Announcement Protocol
289
2
Session Description Protocol
291
2
Session Initiation Protocol
293
5
Conference Manager
298
2
Multimedia Conference Control
300
2
Inria Videoconferencing System
302
1
MBone Tools
303
6
Mrouted
303
1
Mrinfo
304
1
Mtrace
305
4
Outlook
309
6
Multicast Routing and Mobile Systems
310
1
Multicast and DiffServ
311
1
Active Networks for Supporting Group Communication
311
2
Group Management for Large Dynamic Groups
313
2
Bibliography
315
14
Index
329
21
About the Authors
350
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