Introduction of Multicasting :
Multicasting research focuses on the development and optimization of protocols and techniques for efficiently transmitting data from one source to multiple destinations in a network.
IGMP (Internet Group Management Protocol) Optimization:
Investigating ways to enhance the efficiency and robustness of IGMP, a protocol used by Routers and hosts to establishĀ multicast group membersheps.
Overlay Multicast Networks:
Studying the design and performance of overlay networks that Facilitate efficient multicast communication over existing unicast-based infrastructures.
Application-Layer Multicast:
Exploring application-layer multicast solutions that do not rely on specific networkĀ layer protocols, enabling multicast-like communication in non-multicast-enabled networks.
Multicast Routing Algorithms:
Researching and developing routing algorithmse tailored for multicasting, including. source-based, group-based, andĀ shared-tree approaches.
Scalability and Reliability:
Investigating methods to improve the scalability, and reliability of multicast systems to suppart large- scale deployments and handle pecket loss and network failures gracefully.