title: Reliable multicast for the Grid: a case study in experimental computer science.
abstract: In its simplest form, multicast communication is the process of sending data packets from a source to multiple destinations in the same logical multicast group. IP multicast allows the efficient transport of data through wide-area networks, and its potentially great value for the Grid has been highlighted recently by a number of research groups. In this paper, we focus on the use of IP multicast in Grid applications, which require high-throughput reliable multicast. These include Grid-enabled computational steering and collaborative visualization applications, and wide-area distributed computing. We describe the results of our extensive evaluation studies of state-of-the-art reliable-multicast protocols, which were performed on the UK's high-speed academic networks. Based on these studies, we examine the ability of current reliable multicast technology to meet the Grid's requirements and discuss future directions.
authors.affiliation: BT Research, Adastral Park, Martlesham, Suffolk, UK. maziar.nekovee@bt.com
authors.forename: Maziar
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nekovee
authors.forename: Marinho P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Barcellos
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Daw
mesh_terms: D003198:Computer Simulation; D048088:Informatics / Q000379:methods*; D016247:Information Storage and Retrieval / Q000379:methods*; D020407:Internet; D008432:Mathematical Computing; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D012107:Research Design; D012586:Science / Q000379:methods*; D012984:Software; D018511:Systems Integration; D006113:United Kingdom