We propose a protocol that controls the members of a multicast group that send periodically status reports to all members. The protocol, called Multicast Access Protocol (MAP), li...
— Many network applications are based on a group communications model where one party sends messages to a large number of authorized recipients and/or receives messages from mult...
Group management service plays a key role in wireless sensor networks (WSNs) as it provides support to high level middleware services such as object tracking, security, fault-tole...
Multimedia group communication emerges to focal interest at mobile devices, enriching voice or video conferencing and complex collaborative environments. The Internet uniquely pro...
Group communication primitives have broad utility as building blocks for distributed applications. The challenge is to create and maintain the distributed structures that support ...
Matei Ripeanu, Adriana Iamnitchi, Ian T. Foster, A...