Reliable multicast via satellite: a comparison survey and taxonomy

Koyabe, Martin; Fairhurst, Gorry

doi:10.1002/sat.706

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“…The consequent corruption of data means that when there are a large number of multicast end-users there is a significant probability that one or more recipients will not receive the data; this has implications for the design of reliable multicast network protocols [20]. Broader issues of the behaviour of reliable multicast protocols over satellite were considered in [21]; the performance of reliable multicast protocols over satellite has been modelled [22], [23] and measured on satellite emulators [24].…”

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IP Multicast over Satellite

Sun¹,

Cruickshank²,

Iyengar³

et al. 2003

21st International Communications Satellite Systems Conference and Exhibit

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Satellites have been very successful for digital broadcast, and it is a natural step to develop IP multicast over satellite to explore the potential of the satellite systems. This paper discusses the issues of IP multicast over satellite, based on IP multicast protocols using different satellite communications systems including DVB-S and DVB-RCS. The paper provides an overview of the networking issues and their interactions. The work is based on the studies of the European IST GEOCAST project within the IST's 5th Framework programme. The paper explains how IP multicast protocols can be implemented over satellite links, looking particularly at the issues involved in implementing IGMP, multicast routing protocols reliable multicast protocols, and security.

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IP Multicast over Satellite

Sun¹,

Cruickshank²,

Iyengar³

et al. 2003

21st International Communications Satellite Systems Conference and Exhibit

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“…Note that these protocols are not primarily multicast protocols. They can be used over multicast connections but their main purpose is to provide different real-time services (as in the case of RTP, RTCP, RTSP) and resource allocation functionalities as in the case of RSVP ( [3], [4], [6], [8]). This work investigates the MFTP performance over an Inmarsat BGAN multicast system.…”

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Impact of Status Retry Timer Values on MFTP Performance over BGAN Satellite Multicast

Thilakawardana

Açar

Hale

et al. 2007

2007 IEEE 18th International Symposium on Personal, Indoor and Mobile Radio Communications

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MFTP is a multicast transport protocol optimized for reliable file transfers. MFTP is rate based, which means that the transmission rate can be configured. By limiting the transmission rate one can reserve bandwidth for other protocols. MFTP uses a NACK based error correction scheme where the server is almost constantly sending data and very seldom has to wait for acknowledgements from the clients. MFTP sends a file in passes. The first pass represents the complete file while subsequent passes represent data identified as not received by clients in NACK messages. This makes MFTP specially suited for transmissions over links with long delays, for example satellite links. This paper analyses MFTP multicast performance over Inmarsat BGAN multicast satellite system. The full interaction between the MFTP server and MFTP clients deployed over the Inmarsat BGAN down link multicast delivery mechanism along with BGAN uplink access mechanism is considered. The performance evaluation is based on a BGAN multicast system level simulator. The analyses aims to evaluate and optimize MFTP performance in Inmarsat BGAN system in terms of file transfer delay and system throughput as a function of available capacity, client population size, data product size, channel error characteristics, and MFTP protocol settings.

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“…Furthermore, satellite systems can be unidirectional or bidirectional, where the latter allows for a high latency feedback channel. The survey in [6] analyzes qualitatively which solutions are better suited for satellite systems that can be described as a flat infrastructure. Under this scenario, the authors argue that FEC is a very good approach since it can simultaneously repair a variety of packet loss patterns.…”

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Network Coding Multicast in Satellite Networks

Vieira

Barros

2009

2009 Next Generation Internet Networks

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Abstract-The broadcast nature of satellite communications provides a highly effective medium for content distribution, especially in the case of geographically scattered clients. In satellite networks such as DVB-RCS based systems, new approaches and further improvements in content distribution are possible. Non-real-time applications typically employ reliable multicast methods, based on application level protocols. These often make use of forward error correction (FEC) techniques and apply carousel data cycling schemes in unidirectional links. Recent developments in information theory paved the way for a groundbreaking approach for reliable multicast over satellite networks: network coding protocols that offer a native and transparent solution for reliable multicast. When employing a feedback channel, network coding can reach near real-time performance at an efficiency level close to known theoretical bounds.

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Reliable multicast via satellite: a comparison survey and taxonomy

Cited by 40 publications

References 64 publications

IP Multicast over Satellite

IP Multicast over Satellite

Impact of Status Retry Timer Values on MFTP Performance over BGAN Satellite Multicast

Network Coding Multicast in Satellite Networks

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