title: Optimal resource allocation for multicast sessions in multi-hop wireless networks.
abstract: In this paper, we extend recent results on fair and stable resource allocation in wireless networks to include multicast sessions, in particular multi-rate multicast. The solution for multi-rate multicast is based on scheduling virtual (shadow) 'traffic' that 'moves' in reverse direction from destinations to sources. This shadow scheduling algorithm can also be used to control delays in wireless networks.
authors.affiliation: Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Coordinated Science Lab, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, IL 61801, USA.
authors.forename: Loc
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Bui
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Srikant
authors.forename: Alexander
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Stolyar