Managing Concurrent QoS Assured Multicast Sessions Using a Programmable Network Architecture
Radu State6, Emmanuel Nataf6 and Olivier Festor6
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LORIA — INRIA Lorraine — Université de Nancy II, 615 rue du Jardin Botanique, F-54602 Villers-les-Nancy Cedex, France |
Abstract
In this paper we address the management of concurrent multicast sessions with security and QoS guarantees. Their main feature
is a high degree of change in terms of membership, implying the necessity for fast reconfiguration and provisioning. We will
approach the management problem using techniques developed in the context of virtual private networks, adapted to the high
dynamicity that we are confronted with. We propose a framework for the management of such networks by integrating the management
and the control plane, using the programmable and active networks paradigms developed within the research community. We apply
the framework to the management of residential user TV multicast, where an ATM based access network supports the delivery
of TV content to all clients having subscribed to a DVPN.
Keywords Active Network - P1520 - VPN, multicast
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