信息通信专业资料SurveyonApplicationLayerMulticast档，英文版.doc

Survey on Application Layer Multicast Group Members assignments: 略 introduction Application layer multicast is increasingly being used to overcome the problem of non-ubiquitous deployment of IP multicast across heterogeneous networks. It offers accelerated deployment, simplified configuration and better access control at the cost of additional traffic load in the network through an overlay-based approach. The general approach to building an application layer multicast architecture involves tracking network characteristics and building appropriate topologies by having the end users to self-orga