A survey of multicasting protocols for broadcast-and-select single-hop networks.

Multicast communication in single-hop broadcast-and-select wavelength-division multiplexing networks has received considerable attention from researchers. This article presents a comprehensive survey of the multicast scheduling techniques in this environment. It considers different challenges that a...

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Veröffentlicht in:	IEEE Network : the magazine of global information exchange 16, 4 (2002).
1. Verfasser:	Hamad, A.M
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	English
Schlagworte:	QoS. WDM networks. Broadcast-and-select networks. Local lightwave networks. Multicasting protocols. Passive star coupler based networks. Quality of service. Scheduling techniques. Single-hop networks. Wavelength-division multiplexing networks.