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Broadband ATM networks will support multimedia and multipoint connections requiring new network control functionality and protocol development. This paper examines the functionality of a signaling protocol that configures network resources to create calls with multiple channels and multiple destination users, and also supports real time reconfiguration of the call while in the active state. Protocol design issues such as distributed vs. centralized control, call topology, and special procedures for multipoint and multimedia are considered. The protocol designed uses distributed control to create a spanning tree connecting destination users, and provides new functionality for handling multiple call components and multipoint handling procedures. The protocol is specified using SDL, and tested using simulation. Its performance and complexity is compared with existing point-to-point call control protocols.
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Ong, L.Y., Schwartz, M. (1994). Tree Protocol for Supporting Broadband Multipoint, Multichannel Connections. In: Frisch, I.T., Malek, M., Panwar, S.S. (eds) Network Management and Control. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-1298-5_23
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