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Multicast capability, including multicast address and multicast routing mechanisms, at the network layer is necessary in order to reduce the bandwidth requirements of multiparty, multicast applications. Based on hierarchical autonomous structure in accordance with the self-organization topologies of Internet, the paper puts forward a multicast address management scheme that is shown to be robust and scalable. Connection control hierarchy (CCH) based on master/slave relationship and a simple efficient building algorithm of multi-point connection is also built. The paper also describes the normal operations of multicast address management and multi-point connection controller. Through simulation experiment, HAM, CM and DDM of Multicast Address Allocation are compared. HAM integrates the merits of CM and DDM, which is efficient as a whole, robust and scalable. CCH raises the efficiency of connection control, and is highly robust, flexible and scalable.
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WANG Jian gained his Ph.D. degree in 1998 from Dept. of Computer Science & Technology, Nanjing University, M.E. degree (digital image processing) in 1992 from Dept. of Biomedical Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing, China, and B.E. degree (automatic control) in 1989 from Dept. of Automated Control, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha, China. From April 1992 to August 1995, as a software engineer, he worked with Nanjing Institute of Electronic Engineering, Nanjing, China. He has published some papers on videoconferencing. His research interests include videoconferencing, CSCW, multipoint communication, adaptive system, agent, etc.
ZHANG Fuyan is a Professor at Dept. of Computer Science & Technology, Nanjing University. He graduated from Dept. of Mathematics, Nanjing University, China, in 1962. His main research interests include multimedia technology and computer graphics.
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Wang, J., Zhang, F. Multicast address management and connection control based on hierarchical autonomous structure. J. Comput. Sci. & Technol. 14, 64–73 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02952489
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02952489