Scalable feedback control for multicast video distribution in the Internet.

We describe a mechanism for scalable control of multicast continuous media streams. The mechanism uses a novel probing mechanism to solicit feedback information in a scalable manner and to estimate the number of receivers. In addition, it separates the congestion signal from the congestion control a...

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Publicado en:	Computer communication review. 24, 4 (1994).
Autor Principal:	Bolot, Jean-Chrysostome
Formato:	Artigo
Idioma:	English
Subjects:	Computer systems organization. Computer communication networks. Network architecture and design. Internet. Network communications. Special purpose and application based systems. Real time and embedded systems. Information systems. Information interfaces and presentation. Multimedia information systems. Video (e.g., tape, disk, DVI). Algorithms. Design. Performance.