We investigate how FEC (Forward Error Correction) can be combined with ARQ (Automatic Repeat Request) to achieve scalable reliable multicast transmission. We consider the two scenarios where FEC is introduced as a transparent layer underneath a reliable multicast layer that uses ARQ, and where FEC and ARQ are both integrated into a single layer that uses the retransmission of parity data to recover from the loss of original data packets. To evaluate the performance improvements due to FEC, we consider different loss rates and different types of loss behaviors (spatially or temporally correlated loss, homogeneous or heterogeneous loss) for up to 10 6 receivers. Our results show that introducing FEC as a transparent layer below ARQ can improve multicast transmission efficiency and scalability. However there are substantial additional improvements when FEC and ARQ are integrated.
Parity-based loss recovery for reliable multicast transmission
IEEE/ACM Transactions on Networking, Volume 6, N°4, August 1998
IEEE Communications Society William R. Bennett best paper award
Type:
Journal
Date:
1998-08-01
Department:
Digital Security
Eurecom Ref:
296
Copyright:
© 1998 IEEE. Personal use of this material is permitted. However, permission to reprint/republish this material for advertising or promotional purposes or for creating new collective works for resale or redistribution to servers or lists, or to reuse any copyrighted component of this work in other works must be obtained from the IEEE.
See also:
PERMALINK : https://www.eurecom.fr/publication/296
