Characteristics and Challenges of Developing Multicast Routing Protocol

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There are many characteristics and challenges that should be taken into consideration when developing multicast routing protocols, like the dynamically changing network topology, limitation of network scalability. There are different types of protocols like unicast protocols [1], [2], cluster based protocols [3] In this paper we discuss about multicast routing for vehicular Ad hoc network which is different from other Ad Hoc networks [4]. Generally there are two types of multicast routing protocols in wireless networks. Tree-based multicast routing protocol, mesh based routing protocol [5]-[8]. In the tree-based multicasting, structure can be very much unstable in multicast ad-hoc routing protocols, as it needs frequent re-configuration in dynamic network. One such example is Multicast extension for Ad-Hoc On-Demand Distance Vector (MAODV) and Adaptive Demand- Driven Multicast Routing protocol (ADMR). The second type is mesh-based multicast protocol. Mesh-based multicast routing protocols are more than one path may exist between a source destination pair, Core-Assisted Mesh Protocol (CAMP) and On-Demand Multicast Routing Protocol (ODMRP) are an example for these type of classification[9]. One approach to multicast is to maintain a multicast tree in straight roads. Existing protocols for multicasting encounters quite a lot of troubles in mesh maintenance and regular reconfiguration when link breakage occurs. The extreme dependency of these protocols on upstream and downstream nodes leads to storage and control overhead. Furthermore, various protocols consider the shortest path as a decisive factor for path selection, Existing forwarding state for the multicast distribution mesh for the source and the group. The nonexistence of data...

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...eed, then the node rediscovers the mesh and stable route. A forwarding node is always present in the network therefore the packet delivery ratio of proposed is high.

IV CONCLUSION
This paper proposed link stability based hop by hop multicast routing scheme that finds stable multicast path from source to receivers. The main goals of LSHBH are to maintain stable tree structure, by reducing receiver departures, and to construct low-cost trees, to reduce administrative costs and to lower error rate. Simulation is done over a large number of VANET nodes with wide range of mobility and the performance is evaluated. Finally, the simulations results confirm effectiveness of our proposed protocol in efficient multicast delivery in terms of packet delivery ratio, less control overheads. However in the future, we will seek better multicast routing with new smart scheme.

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