Application Layer Multicast Model with Low Delay and High Stability

As an alternative of Internet protocol(IP)multicast,application layer multicast(ALM)is widely used with the advantage of simplicity and flexibility.However,the existing problems of large transmission delay and poor stability limit the application and development.In this article,to solve these problems,an ALM model based on node potential(NP)and topological index(TI)is proposed.The proposed model considers the factors of node capability and node distance in constructing and maintaining multicast tree to reduce transmission delay and increase stability,and thus it improves the application level in real-time multimedia multicast.The computer simulations prove that the proposed model reduces the ALM transmission delay,increases multicast tree stability effectively,and improves the ALM performance,and therefore it is suitable to apply in large-scale real-time multimedia environment.

Single-Source Oriented Application Level Multicast

Using application level multicast can partly pad the lack of IP multicast deployment. To perform single-source applications in hierarchical topology, we propose an application level multicast approach, Hierarchical Topology Aware Grouping (HTAG), which exploits information about path overlap among members and topological hierarchy to construct overlay tree at different network layers. We present simulations of both our protocol and the TAG over generated hierarchical topologies. The results indicate the effectiveness of our approach in reducing duplicate packets and preserving available bandwidth, with reasonable delays increase.

Robust and Scalable P2P Live Streaming

Distributing real-time video stream in large scale group communication over Interuet poses several challenging problems due to the complex network dynamics, stringent requirement of delay and loss. This paper proposes a novel peer-to-peer scheme, named TeamCast, to combat with these issues. Constructing multiple diverse application layer multicast （ALM） trees to transmit multiple independent complementary descriptions produced by multiple description coding （MDC） simultaneously, TeamCast improves error resilient ability in the presence of various levels of packet loss caused by unpredictable congestion of Internet and node failure, as well as enlarges system capacity. The results of extensive simulations indicate that TeamCast achieves low latency, scalability, and fault tolerance for the delivery of live media stream.

An ALM Model for Streaming Media Service in P2P-SIP Network

Application layer multicast （ALM） has been widely applied in Internet, as a substitute for IP multicast. However, it causes network load to increase because it adopts unlcast in data transmission, which limits the application. In this article, in order to improve the ALM performance in P2P-SIP network, an ALM model was proposed which reduced network load via merging messages in concast mode. Finally network simulations prove that this model has better benefit on single node load and average network load. Therefore, it is suitable for streaming media service in P2P-SIP Network.

Application layer multicast routing solution based on genetic algorithms

Application layer multicast routing is a multiobjective optimization problem.Three routing constraints,tree’s cost,tree’s balance and network layer load distribution are analyzed in this paper.The three fitness functions are used to evaluate a multicast tree on the three indexes respectively and one general fitness function is generated.A novel approach based on genetic algorithms is proposed.Numerical simulations show that,compared with geometrical routing rules,the proposed algorithm improve all three indexes,especially on cost and network layer load distribution indexes.

Streaming Media over a Color Overlay Based on Forward Error Correction Technique

The number of clients that receive high-quality streaming video from a source is greatly limited by the application requirements, such as the high bandwidth and reliability. In this work, a method was de-veloped to construct a color overlay, which enables clients to receive data across multiple paths, based on the forward error correction technique. The color overlay enlarges system capacity by reducing the bottle-necks and extending the bandwidth, improves reliability against node failure, and is more resilient to fluctua-tions of network metrics. A light-weight protocol for building the overlay is also presented. Extensive simula-tions were conducted and the results clearly support the claimed advantages.