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The variety of applications, network technologies, end systems, and user preferences restricts multicast communication. The goal of the AMnet approach outlined in this paper is the provision of scalable quality-based support for heterogeneous group communication. Following the Active Networking approach AMnet flexibly provides heterogeneous communication services inside the network. So-called service modules are used for efficient and flexible service support within intermediate systems. AMnet is designed for an IP based Internet and benefits from its multicast extensions in several ways.
This paper gives an overview of AMnet. The design of an AMnode as an active intermediate system is presented. Furthermore, a simple control and signalling suite for heterogeneous multicast services is proposed.
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Metzler, B., Wittmann, R., Zitterbart, M. (1999). Towards Scalable Quality-Based Heterogeneous Multicast Services. In: Steinmetz, R. (eds) Kommunikation in Verteilten Systemen (KiVS). Informatik Aktuell. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-60111-8_24
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