1999 International Symposium on Parallel Architectures, Algorithms and Networks (ISPAN '99)
Implementation of Two Approaches for the Reliable Multicast of Mobile Agents over Wireless Networks
Fremantle, Australia
June 23-June 25
ISBN: 0-7695-0231-8
On a multi-access wireless network, it may be required to send a mobile agent (MA) that goes on every network node to set, for instance, the radio interface to a new frequency. It needs to be done on all nodes at the same time. Instead of forcing the origin node to dispatch a separate MA to every destination node, it is better to send a single MA to a multicast address and for the agent transfer service to deliver a copy of the MA to every member of an associated group of nodes. In this type of tasks, reliable delivery of the MA to every node is a must otherwise the full operation of the network may not be maintained. Although, wireless networks are often characterized by relatively high error rates.In this paper, we present the design and implementation, of an API comprising two modules for the reliable multicasting of MAs over wireless TCP/IP networks. The two approaches are described and compared in terms of the usage they make of the bandwidth of a 802.11 type of wireless local area network.
Citation:
Michel Barbeau, "Implementation of Two Approaches for the Reliable Multicast of Mobile Agents over Wireless Networks," ispan, pp.414, 1999 International Symposium on Parallel Architectures, Algorithms and Networks (ISPAN '99), 1999