Embracing raptorQ FEC in 3GPP multicast services

Wireless Networks

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 1023-1035

  Bouras, Christos ^a   Kanakis, Nikolaos ^a   Kokkinos, Vasileios ^a   Papazois, Andreas ^a  

^a University of Patras and Computer Technology Institute   (Greece)

Author keywords

Broadcast and multicast; Forward error correction; Mobile networks; NS 3; Raptor; RaptorQ

Indexed keywords

BROADCAST AND MULTICAST; MULTIMEDIA BROADCAST/MULTICAST SERVICES; NS-3; RAPTOR; RAPTORQ; RELIABLE MULTICAST TRANSMISSIONS; THEORETICAL PERFORMANCE; THIRD GENERATION PARTNERSHIP PROJECT (3GPP);

ALUMINUM; MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; MULTICASTING; MULTIMEDIA SERVICES; WIRELESS NETWORKS;

FORWARD ERROR CORRECTION;

EID: 84879798847     PISSN: 10220038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11276-012-0515-3     Document Type: Article

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