Research of Tree-based Multicast Routing Protocols for Ad Hoc Networks
Keyword(s):
Ad Hoc
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Multicast is an important function of Ad Hoc network. It is a point to multipoint or multipoint to multipoint packet transmitting mode. Group management and maintenance, multicast packet routing are two factors of multicast protocol. This paper analyzes the classification of multicast protocols and focuses on tree based multicast protocols, compares several protocols and analyzes the advantages and disadvantages of tree based multicast protocols.