Reliable multicast via satellite: A comparison survey and taxonomy

International Journal of Satellite Communications

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 3-28

  Koyabe, Martin W ^a   Fairhurst, Godred ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BANDWIDTH; CLIENT SERVER COMPUTER SYSTEMS; INTERNET; MULTICASTING; NETWORK PROTOCOLS; PACKET NETWORKS; ROUTERS; TELECOMMUNICATION TRAFFIC;

RELIABLE MULTICAST PROTOCOL; ROUTING;

SATELLITE COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

EID: 0035087525     PISSN: 07372884     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/sat.706     Document Type: Article

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