Core based tree multicast (M-CBT) approach in supporting mobility

IP multicasting provides a mechanism for faster handoff support than Mobile IP. Coupled with its location independent addressing, multicasting is a viable alternative to support mobility in the Internet. This paper continues research into using IP multicasting in mobility. Our proposed scheme looks at enabling a mobile node to initiate two way communications with a corresponding node on a shared multicast tree. We use as much of the existing Internet architecture as possible by making the base station a member of the multicast group. The mobile is not directly connected to the tree but goes through the base station to send and receive packets. This paper explains the differences and advantages of our proposed scheme compared with other multicast based mobility schemes and Mobile IP

Performance of a shared tree multicast label filter architecture

This paper defines a new multicast filter algorithm. This algorithm is used to filter packets on a mobile multicast architecture using a multicast shared tree. In a mobile multicast architecture, communications between a corresponding node (source) and the mobile node (receiver) should be private and not be sent to every node (receivers) on the multicast tree. We propose using an algorithm that sets up a label sub-tree on an existing mobile multicast shared tree to filter packets based on these labels. Our proposed label filter architecture is implemented differently to the current MPLS architecture. In this paper, we validate the effectiveness of the label filter in mobile communication compared to the traditional method of creating a new multicast tree by analysing the message and time complexity of the algorithm against the setting up time of a new multicast shared tree

Implementing label filters on a shared tree mobile multicast architecture

This paper describes an architecture that filters packets within a subset of nodes on an existing shared multicast tree. The path connecting the group of nodes that want to communicate privately on the existing tree was given a label. These labels are used to route one-to-one and group communication traffic for selected nodes on a multicast tree. Nodes connected to the tree but are not on this label path do not receive any filtered packets. This filter architecture reduces network resource waste by utilising the existing network resources on the multicast tree like quality of service (QoS). In this paper, we also describe how this architecture can be used for mobile communication when implemented in a shared tree mobile multicast architecture

Mobility and quality of service in wireless multicast infrastructure

This paper defines a new wireless mobility architecture with quality of service (QoS) that uses the fixed network infrastructure for group communication. The mobile core-based tree (M-CBT) architecture uses multicast to provide fast handoff and reduce network utilization costs for group communication. The M-CBT architecture can be coupled with a multicast QoS routing protocol to provide QoS for mobile communication. The Explore Best Path Message (EBPM) protocol is a probe-based dynamic distributed multicast QoS routing protocol that is designed to quickly search the network for an optimal QoS path from a joining node to the multicast tree. This paper illustrates how mobile devices using M-CBT and EBPM can participate in group communications and quickly find a QoS path as theyhandoff to a new network