Publication Details
Title: Scaling Issues in the Design and Implementation of the Tenet RCAP2 Signaling Protocol
Author: W. Heffner
Group: ICSI Technical Reports
Date: May 1995
PDF: ftp://ftp.icsi.berkeley.edu/pub/techreports/1995/tr-95-022.pdf
Overview:
Scalability is a critical metric when evaluating the design of any distributed system. In this paper we examine Suite 2 of the Tenet Network Protocols, which supports real-time guarantees for multi-party communication over packet switched networks. In particular, we evaluate the scalability of both the system design and the prototype implementation of the signaling protocol, RCAP2. The scalability of the design is analyzed on several levels. It is analyzed with regard to its support for large internetworks, many multi-party connections, and a large number of receivers in a single connection. In addition, the prototype implementation is examined to see where decisions have been made that reduce the scalability of the initial system design. We propose implementation alternatives that are more scalable. Finally, we evaluate the scalability of system design in compar ison to those of the ST-II signaling protocol (SCMP) and of RSVP. Keywords: scaling, multicast connection, multimedia networking, real-time communication, Tenet protocols
Bibliographic Information:
ICSI Technical Report TR-95-022
Bibliographic Reference:
W. Heffner. Scaling Issues in the Design and Implementation of the Tenet RCAP2 Signaling Protocol. ICSI Technical Report TR-95-022, May 1995
Author: W. Heffner
Group: ICSI Technical Reports
Date: May 1995
PDF: ftp://ftp.icsi.berkeley.edu/pub/techreports/1995/tr-95-022.pdf
Overview:
Scalability is a critical metric when evaluating the design of any distributed system. In this paper we examine Suite 2 of the Tenet Network Protocols, which supports real-time guarantees for multi-party communication over packet switched networks. In particular, we evaluate the scalability of both the system design and the prototype implementation of the signaling protocol, RCAP2. The scalability of the design is analyzed on several levels. It is analyzed with regard to its support for large internetworks, many multi-party connections, and a large number of receivers in a single connection. In addition, the prototype implementation is examined to see where decisions have been made that reduce the scalability of the initial system design. We propose implementation alternatives that are more scalable. Finally, we evaluate the scalability of system design in compar ison to those of the ST-II signaling protocol (SCMP) and of RSVP. Keywords: scaling, multicast connection, multimedia networking, real-time communication, Tenet protocols
Bibliographic Information:
ICSI Technical Report TR-95-022
Bibliographic Reference:
W. Heffner. Scaling Issues in the Design and Implementation of the Tenet RCAP2 Signaling Protocol. ICSI Technical Report TR-95-022, May 1995