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A Frame for Selecting Replicated Multicast Servers Using Genetic Algorithm

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Computational Intelligence and Security (CIS 2005)

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Multicast server replication effectively utilizes the network resources and improves the performance of the clients. Selection of servers in such environments decides the quality of services. In this paper, we provide a frame to select replicated servers with genetic algorithm. A two-level coding scheme is developed to represent a server selection candidate to chromosome efficiently. In the coding process, a method based on Dijkstra’s algorithm and random disturbance is designed that ensures generating a valid multicast tree. We discuss two options of genetic operators, namely crossover and mutation only at the first level code (GA1) or two levels (GA2). GA2 offers higher heritability and locality, but it requires more techniques to guarantee the validity of offspring. Extensive simulations demonstrate that both GA1 and GA2 outperform other heuristics. Particularly, GA2 is superior to GA1 in the complex network.

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  1. School of Computer, Wuhan University, 430079, Wuhan, China

    Qin Liu & Chanle Wu

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  1. Qin Liu
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  1. Microelectronic Instiute, Xidian University, 710071, Xi’an, China

    Yue Hao

  2. Department of Computer Science, Hong Kong Baptist University, Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong

    Jiming Liu

  3. School of Computer Science and Technology, Xidian University, Xi’an, China

    Yu-Ping Wang

  4. Department of Computer Science, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong,  

    Yiu-ming Cheung

  5. School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, University of Manchester, UK

    Hujun Yin

  6. Life Science Research Center, School of Electronic Engineering, Xidian University, 710071, Xi’an, Shaanxi, China

    Licheng Jiao

  7. Key Laboratory of Computer Networks and Information Security(Ministry of Education), Xidian University, 710071, Xi’an, China

    Jianfeng Ma

  8. National Laboratory of Antennas and Microwave Technology, Xidian University, 710071, Xi’an, Shanxi, P.R. China

    Yong-Chang Jiao

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Liu, Q., Wu, C. (2005). A Frame for Selecting Replicated Multicast Servers Using Genetic Algorithm. In: Hao, Y., et al. Computational Intelligence and Security. CIS 2005. Lecture Notes in Computer Science(), vol 3802. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/11596981_102

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  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/11596981_102

  • Publisher Name: Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg

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