Performance analysis of a file delivery system based on the FLUTE protocol

International Journal of Communication Systems

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 633-659

  Peltotalo, Jani ^a   Peltotalo, Sami ^a   Harju, Jarmo ^a   Walsh, Rod ^b  

^a TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

^b NOKIA RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

FEC; File repair; FLUTE; Multicast; Performance

Indexed keywords

DATA REDUCTION; ERROR CORRECTION; MULTICASTING; PACKET LOSS; REDUNDANCY; RELIABILITY ANALYSIS;

FILE REPAIR; FLUTE; FORWARD ERROR CORRECTION (FEC);

NETWORK PROTOCOLS;

EID: 34250728570     PISSN: 10745351     EISSN: 10991131     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/dac.835     Document Type: Article

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