Abstract
In this paper we present IMSS: IP Multicast Shortcut Service for ATM networks. IMSS pursues the `shortcut' routing paradigm in order to exploit the underlying ATM QoS and native routing mechanisms in the optimal way. IMSS is built on top of CONGRESS (CONnection oriented Group-address RESolution Service). CONGRESS is an efficient native ATM protocol for resolution and management of multicast group addresses in a large ATM cloud. CONGRESS resolves multicast group addresses and maintains their membership for applications. It is not designed to handle the applications' data-exchange. An IMSS extension at a multicast router uses the group membership information that it receives from CONGRESS, in order to open ATM connections that bypass (`shortcut') the IP routing mechanism.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 475-484 |
| Number of pages | 10 |
| Journal | Proceedings of the Hawaii International Conference on System Science |
| Volume | 7 |
| State | Published - 1998 |
| Event | Proceedings of the 1998 31st Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences. Part 1 (of 7) - Big Island, HI, USA Duration: 6 Jan 1998 → 9 Jan 1998 |