GMNF-DVMRP : A Modified Version of Distance Vector Multicast Routing Protocol

In this paper, we make a survey of Distance Vector Multicast Routing Protocol (DVMRP)andfind that it is not optimal in the aspect of network cost (NC). Therefore, we propose a modified version of DVMRP, called “Group Membership Near First-DVMRP” (GMNF-DVMRP), to decrease the NC of the multicast treeformed by DVMRP. A simulation is implemented to compare our modified version and the original DVMRP. We find that our method save about 5-7 percent of NC of the multicast tree formed by DVMRP.

• Type: Conference
• Year: 1997
• Where: ICCCN
• Authors: Yuan-Cheng Lai, Ying-Dar Lin, Wei-Che Yu, Yuh-Tay Lin
• Keywords: Communications, Distance Vector Multicast Routing Protocol, ICCCN 1997, Modified Version, Multicast