• Proceedings of the Korean Information Science Society Conference
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• 2002.10e
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• pp.352-354
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• 2002

Explicit multicast 는 narrowcast 기술의 일종으로써 소수의 참여자가 참가하는 다수의 멀티캐스트 그룹을 지원하는데 효과적인 멀티캐스트 프로토콜이다. 기존의 멀티캐스트기술에 비해 Explicit multicast 는 세션별 정보를 유지하고 있지 않기 때문에 네트워크 대역폭을 절약할 수 있고 확장성에 대한 강점을 가지고 있다. 본 연구에서는 Explicit multicast 프로토콜의 특징들을 분석해 보고 Explicit multicast 프로토콜을 지원하는 라우터를 Linux 기반 플랫폼에서 동작하도록 구현하여 Explicit multicast 실험 네트워크를 구축한다. 또한 Explicit multicast 프로토콜 응용프로그램을 개발하여 구축된 Explicit multicast 네트워크와 연동시켜 프로토콜의 동작을 확인한다. 이러한 개발 및 실험 결과를 바탕으로 향후 Explicit multicast 프로토콜이 효과적으로 사용되기 위한 개선점들을 제안한다.

• Journal of Communications and Networks
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• v.7 no.3
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• pp.294-306
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• 2005

Group oriented multicast applications are becoming increasingly popular in mobile ad hoc networks (MANETs). Due to dynamic topology of MANETs, stateless multicast protocols are finding increased acceptance since they do not require maintenance of state information at intermediate nodes. Recently, several multicast schemes have been proposed which scale better' with the number of multicast sessions than traditional multicast strategies. These schemes are also known as explicit multicast (Xcast; explicit list of destinations in the packet header) or small group multicast (SGM). In this paper, we propose a new scheme for small group' multicast in MANETs named extended explicit multicast (E2M), which is implemented on top of Xcast and introduces mechanisms to make it scalable with number of group members for a given multicast session. Unlike other schemes, E2M does not make any assumptions related to network topology or node location. It is based on the novel concept of dynamic selection of Xcast forwarders (XFs) between a source and its potential destinations. The XF selection is based on group membership and the processing overhead involved in supporting the Xcast protocol at a given node. If the number of members in a given session is small, E2M behaves just like the basic Xcast scheme with no intermediate XFs. As group membership increases, nodes may dynamically decide to become an XF. This scheme, which can work with few E2M aware nodes in the network, provides transparency of stateless multicast, reduces header processing overhead, minimizes Xcast control traffic, and makes Xcast scalable with the number of group members.

• The KIPS Transactions:PartC
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• v.12C no.2 s.98
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• pp.267-280
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• 2005

In this paper, we implement and verify XMIP integrating IETF Mobile IP and the Explicit Multicast mechanism for a great number of small group multicast communications. U a source node sends Xcast packets explicitly inserting destination nodes into the headers, each Xcast router decides routes and forwards the packets toward each destination node based on unicast routing table without the support of multicast trees. n is a straightforward and simple multicast mechanism just based on a unicast routing table without maintaining multicast states because of the inheritance from the Explicit Multicast mechanism. This research modifies and extends the functionality of IETF Mobile IP's mobility agents, such as HA/FA to HA+/FA+ respectively, considering interworking with Xcast networks. Xcast packets captured by HA+ are forwarded into X-in-X tunnel interfaces for each FA+ referred to the binding table of HA.. This X-in-X tunneling mechanism can effectively solve the traffic concentration problem of IETF Mobile IP multicast services. Finally WLAN-based testbed is built and a multi-user Instant messenger system is developed as a Xcast application for finally verify the feasibility of the implemented XMIP/Xcast protocols.

• Journal of the Institute of Electronics Engineers of Korea TC
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• v.43 no.8 s.350
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• pp.15-24
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• 2006

We design and implement explicit mobile multicast, named XMIP, by enhancing explicit multicast for a great number of small group multicast communications. XMIP is a straightforward multicast mechanism without maintaining multicast states due to the inheritance from the explicit multicast based on a unicast routing. This research modifies and extends the functionality of each mobility agent of IETF Mobile IP for interworking XMIP XMIP Packets captured by an extended home agent are forwarded to each extended foreign agent through nested tunnels, named X-in-X tunnels, made by the binding table of the extended home agent. X-in-X tunneling mechanism can effectively solve the serious traffic concentration problems of Mobile IP multicast specifications. Finally heterogeneous mobile networks as an XMIP testbed including CDMA2000 1X EV-DO and WLAN are actually established, and a multi-user instant messenger system for small group communications is developed for verifying the feasibility of the proposed protocols.

• ETRI Journal
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• v.23 no.4
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• pp.202-204
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• 2001

In this letter, we propose a new multicast scheme, named Xcast+, which is an extension of Explicit Multicast (Xcast) for an efficient delivery of multicast packets. The mechanism incorporates the host group model and a new control plane into existing Xcast, and not only does it provide the transparency of traditional multicast schemes to senders and receivers, but it also enhances the routing efficiency in networks. Since intermediate routers do not have to maintain any multicast states, it results in a more efficient and scalable mechanism to deliver multicast packets. Our simulation results show distinct performance improvements of our approach compared to Xcast, particularly as the number of receivers in a subnet increases.

• Proceedings of the IEEK Conference
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• 2004.06a
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• pp.253-256
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• 2004

A new multicast scheme for mobile nodes is proposed to support real-time communication in a more efficient way. In the proposed multicast scheme, the Explicit multicast (Xcast) is integrated with the Session Initiation Protocol (SIP). The proposed scheme reduces unnecessary network traffic and achieves low latency of packets in the network.

• The Journal of Korean Institute of Communications and Information Sciences
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• v.29 no.6A
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• pp.583-588
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• 2004

For the Explicit Multicast (Xcast) scheme, we propose a scheme that provides dynamic group membership and supports a large, dense multicast group. To do so, we use a hierarchical joining mechanism, where a domain agent joins a group on behalf of hosts. In our scheme, a sender transmits multicast packets to a domain agent, and then the agent forwards the packets to receivers in a domain. A host can join or leave a group at my time via the domain agent. Thus, a destination field of the Xcast header has addresses of domain agents instead of hosts. Simulation results show that our scheme can reduce more the Xcast header size and cost in forwarding packets than the Xcast, especially for a large multicast group. Like traditional multicast schemes, our scheme can support large multicast group members.

• The Journal of Korean Institute of Communications and Information Sciences
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• v.28 no.7B
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• pp.638-646
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• 2003

In this paper, we propose a group communication approach which can provide quality of service for soft real-time applications. This proposed scheme combining the explicit multicast, end-point measure-based admission control scheme(EMBAC), and diffserv, removes the need of maintaining state information in the network, so that it would be easily deployable in real networks. We propose the scheme of node configuration to measure the quality of the diffserv network, and that of managing EMBAC over group communication environment. By simulation, we validate the QoS of the proposed multicast service network.

• Proceedings of the Korean Information Science Society Conference
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• 2002.04a
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• pp.208-210
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• 2002

Xcast(Explicit Multicast)는 기존 멀티캐스트 방식인 ASM(Any-Source Multicast)이 상태정보를 유지해야 하는 확장성 문제를 해결하기 위해 제안되었다. 하지만 Xcast를 망에 적용하는 경우, 헤더 크기의 제한으로 인하여 일반적인 멀티캐스트 메커니즘이 아닌 작은 그룹을 위안 메커니즘으로 인식되고 있다. 그러나, 현재의 Xcast는 일-대-다 전송 방법과 데이터 통신만을 기술하고 있다. 따라서 본 논문은 소수-대-소수 멀티캐스트를 지원하기 위하여 XCast 서버를 적용하는 방안을 제안한다. Xcast 서버는 각 그룹의 정보와 함께 그룹 참가자의 정보를 유지하며 데이터 라우팅은 원래의 Xcast와 같은 방법을 적용하고 Xcast 서버와 각 참가자 사이의 제어 측면을 위한 프로토콜을 기술한다.

• Electronics and Telecommunications Trends
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• v.16 no.5 s.71
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• pp.85-93
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• 2001

본 고에서는 최근 IETF를 중심으로 새롭게 제안되고 있는 Xcast(Explicit Multicast) 기술에 관해 소개한다. Xcast 멀티캐스트 방식은 IBM의 SGM(Small Group Multicast), Alcatel의 CLM(Connectionless Multicast), Fujitsu의 MDO6(Multiple Destination Option for IPv6) 제안을 수정, Xcast로 통합한 것으로 기존 IP 멀티캐스트 방식과는 달리, IP 패킷 내에 수신자 목록을 명시적으로 포함하여 전송함으로써 소규모 그룹 통신을 위해 적합한 새로운 멀티캐스트 통신 방식이다. 본 고에서는 Xcast 기본 프로토콜 규격을 중심으로 최근 기술동향 및 국내 Xcast-KR 연구동향 등을 소개한다.