Extending SSM to MIPv6 – problems, solutions and improvements
Schmidt Thomas C. 1,2, Wählisch Matthias 2
1HAW Hamburg, Department Informatik, Berliner Tor 7, 20099 Hamburg, Germany
2FHTW Berlin, Hochschulrechenzentrum, Treskowallee 8, 10318 Berlin, Germany
e-mail: {schmidt|mw}@fhtw-berlin.de
DOI: 10.12921/cmst.2005.11.02.147-152
OAI: oai:lib.psnc.pl:590
Abstract:
Multicast data delivery carries distinct importance in mobile wireless environments, where bandwidth is limited and transmission channels are shared between users. The development of mobile multicast protocols consequently exhibits emerging interest. As the common approach of Any Source Multicast distribution is burdened with intricate routing procedures, the spread of multicast-enabled network infrastructure remains hesitant. I t is widely believed that simpler mechanisms for group distribution in Source Specific Multicast (SSM) will lead to a pervasive dissemination of multi-cast infrastructure and services. However, SSM is designed for the a priori known and changeless addresses of multicast sources and thus withstands any easy extension to mobility. This paper reviews the state-of-the-art in current work to extend SSM to Mobile IPv6 networks. The principle conceptual problems are discussed and analysed. Propositions for improvement and possible directions to proceed further in SSM source mobility are presented.
Key words:
mobile IPv6, routing, source specific multicast, SSM source mobility
References:
[1] T. C. Schmidt, M. Wählisch, H. L. Cycon, M. Palkow, Global serverless videoconferencing over IP, Future Generation Computer Systems, 19, 2, pp. 219-227, February 2003.
[2] D. B. Johnson, C. Perkins, J. Arkko, Mobility Support in IPv6, IETF, RFC 3775, June 2004.
[3] G. Kurup and Y. A. Sekercioglu, Source Specific Multicast (SSM) for MIPv6: A Survey of Current State of Standardisation
and Research, in Proceedings of Australian Telecommunications, Networks and Applications Conference (ATNA C2003), Melbourne, December 2003.
[4] S. Bhattacharyya, An Overview of Source-Specific Multicast (SSM), IETF, RFC 3569, July 2003.
[5] H. Holbrook and B. Cain, Source-Specific Multicast for IP, IETF, Internet Draft – work in progress 06, September 2004. [Online]. Available: ftp.rfc-editor.org/in-notes/ internetdrafts/draft-ietf-ssm-arch-06.txt
[6] S. E. Deering, Host Extensions for IP Multicasting, IETF, RFC 1112, Aug. 1989.
[7] J. Rosenberg, H. Schulzrinne, G. Camarillo, A. Johnston, J. Peterson, R. Sparks, M. Handley, E. Schooler, SIP: Session Initiation Protocol, IETF, RFC 3261, June 2002.
[8] S. Venaas and T. Chown, Source Specific Multicast (SSM) with IPv6, in Proceedings of the International Symposium on Applications and the Internet (SAINT 2005), Trento, February 2005, pp. 64-67.
[9] R. Lehtonen, S. Venaas, M. Hoerdt, Requirements for discovery of dynamic SSM Sources, IETF, Internet Draft – work in progress 00, February 2005. [Online]. Available: ftp.rfceditor.org/in-notes/internet-drafts/ draft-lehtonen-mboneddynssm-req-00.txt
[10] Romdhani, M. Kellil, H.-Y. Lach, A. Bouabdallah, H. Bettahar, IP Mobile Multicast: Challenges and Solutions, IEEE Comm. Surveys & Tutorials, 6, 1, 18-41 (2004).
[11] T. C. Schmidt and M. Wählisch, Seamless Multicast Handover in a Hierarchical Mobile IPv6 Environment (M-HMIPv6), individual, Internet Draft – work in progress 03, April 2005.
[Online]. Available: ftp: //ftp.rfc-editor.org/in- notes/ internetdrafts/draft-schmidt-waehlisch-mhmipv6-03.txt
[12] B. Fenner, B. Haberman, H. Holbrook, I . Kouvelas, Multicast Source Notification of Interest Protocol, IETF, Internet Draft – work in progress (expired) 05, March 2004.
[13] R.-S. Chang and Y.-S. Yen, A Multicast Routing Protocol with Dynamic Tree Adjustment for Mobile IPv6, Journ. Information Science and Engineering, 20, 1109-1124 (2004).
[14] Romdhani, M. Kellil, H.-Y. Lach, A. Bouabdallah, H. Bettahar, Mobility – Aware Rendezvous Point for Mobile Multicast Sources, in Proceedings of WWIC 2004, ser. LNCS, P. L. et. al., Ed., Berlin Heidelberg: Springer-Verlag, 2957, 62-73 (2004).
[15] T. C. Schmidt and M. Wählisch, Analysis of Handover Frequencies for Predictive, Reactive and Proxy Schemes and their Implications on IPv6 and Multicast Mobility, in Networking – ICN 2005, ser. LNCS, P. Lorenz and P. Dini, Eds.,. Berlin Heidelberg: Springer Verlag, 3421, 1039-1046 (2005).
[16] D. Thaler, Supporting Mobile SSM Sources for IPv6 (MSSMSv6), Individual, Proceedings of IETF Meeting, December 2001. [Online]. Available: www.ietf.org/proceedings/01dec/slides/magma- 2.pdf
[17] C. Jelger and T. Noel, Supporting Mobile SSM sources for IPv6 (MSSMSv6), individual, Internet Draft – work in progress (expired) 00, January 2002.
[19] B. Fenner, M. Handley, H. Holbrook, I . Kouvelas, Protocol Independent Multicast – Sparse Mode (PIM-SM): Protocol Specification (Revised), IETF, Internet Draft – work in progress 11, October 2004.
[19] T. C. Schmidt and M. Wählisch, A First Performance Analysis of the Tree Morphing Approach to Source Mobility in Source Specific Multicast Routing, Peoceedings of the IEEEE ICN’06 (Pascal Lorenz, Petre Dini ed.), IEEE Press, Aprl 2006.
[20] H. Soliman, Mobile IPv6. Boston: Addison-Wesley, 2004.
Multicast data delivery carries distinct importance in mobile wireless environments, where bandwidth is limited and transmission channels are shared between users. The development of mobile multicast protocols consequently exhibits emerging interest. As the common approach of Any Source Multicast distribution is burdened with intricate routing procedures, the spread of multicast-enabled network infrastructure remains hesitant. I t is widely believed that simpler mechanisms for group distribution in Source Specific Multicast (SSM) will lead to a pervasive dissemination of multi-cast infrastructure and services. However, SSM is designed for the a priori known and changeless addresses of multicast sources and thus withstands any easy extension to mobility. This paper reviews the state-of-the-art in current work to extend SSM to Mobile IPv6 networks. The principle conceptual problems are discussed and analysed. Propositions for improvement and possible directions to proceed further in SSM source mobility are presented.
Key words:
mobile IPv6, routing, source specific multicast, SSM source mobility
References:
[1] T. C. Schmidt, M. Wählisch, H. L. Cycon, M. Palkow, Global serverless videoconferencing over IP, Future Generation Computer Systems, 19, 2, pp. 219-227, February 2003.
[2] D. B. Johnson, C. Perkins, J. Arkko, Mobility Support in IPv6, IETF, RFC 3775, June 2004.
[3] G. Kurup and Y. A. Sekercioglu, Source Specific Multicast (SSM) for MIPv6: A Survey of Current State of Standardisation
and Research, in Proceedings of Australian Telecommunications, Networks and Applications Conference (ATNA C2003), Melbourne, December 2003.
[4] S. Bhattacharyya, An Overview of Source-Specific Multicast (SSM), IETF, RFC 3569, July 2003.
[5] H. Holbrook and B. Cain, Source-Specific Multicast for IP, IETF, Internet Draft – work in progress 06, September 2004. [Online]. Available: ftp.rfc-editor.org/in-notes/ internetdrafts/draft-ietf-ssm-arch-06.txt
[6] S. E. Deering, Host Extensions for IP Multicasting, IETF, RFC 1112, Aug. 1989.
[7] J. Rosenberg, H. Schulzrinne, G. Camarillo, A. Johnston, J. Peterson, R. Sparks, M. Handley, E. Schooler, SIP: Session Initiation Protocol, IETF, RFC 3261, June 2002.
[8] S. Venaas and T. Chown, Source Specific Multicast (SSM) with IPv6, in Proceedings of the International Symposium on Applications and the Internet (SAINT 2005), Trento, February 2005, pp. 64-67.
[9] R. Lehtonen, S. Venaas, M. Hoerdt, Requirements for discovery of dynamic SSM Sources, IETF, Internet Draft – work in progress 00, February 2005. [Online]. Available: ftp.rfceditor.org/in-notes/internet-drafts/ draft-lehtonen-mboneddynssm-req-00.txt
[10] Romdhani, M. Kellil, H.-Y. Lach, A. Bouabdallah, H. Bettahar, IP Mobile Multicast: Challenges and Solutions, IEEE Comm. Surveys & Tutorials, 6, 1, 18-41 (2004).
[11] T. C. Schmidt and M. Wählisch, Seamless Multicast Handover in a Hierarchical Mobile IPv6 Environment (M-HMIPv6), individual, Internet Draft – work in progress 03, April 2005.
[Online]. Available: ftp: //ftp.rfc-editor.org/in- notes/ internetdrafts/draft-schmidt-waehlisch-mhmipv6-03.txt
[12] B. Fenner, B. Haberman, H. Holbrook, I . Kouvelas, Multicast Source Notification of Interest Protocol, IETF, Internet Draft – work in progress (expired) 05, March 2004.
[13] R.-S. Chang and Y.-S. Yen, A Multicast Routing Protocol with Dynamic Tree Adjustment for Mobile IPv6, Journ. Information Science and Engineering, 20, 1109-1124 (2004).
[14] Romdhani, M. Kellil, H.-Y. Lach, A. Bouabdallah, H. Bettahar, Mobility – Aware Rendezvous Point for Mobile Multicast Sources, in Proceedings of WWIC 2004, ser. LNCS, P. L. et. al., Ed., Berlin Heidelberg: Springer-Verlag, 2957, 62-73 (2004).
[15] T. C. Schmidt and M. Wählisch, Analysis of Handover Frequencies for Predictive, Reactive and Proxy Schemes and their Implications on IPv6 and Multicast Mobility, in Networking – ICN 2005, ser. LNCS, P. Lorenz and P. Dini, Eds.,. Berlin Heidelberg: Springer Verlag, 3421, 1039-1046 (2005).
[16] D. Thaler, Supporting Mobile SSM Sources for IPv6 (MSSMSv6), Individual, Proceedings of IETF Meeting, December 2001. [Online]. Available: www.ietf.org/proceedings/01dec/slides/magma- 2.pdf
[17] C. Jelger and T. Noel, Supporting Mobile SSM sources for IPv6 (MSSMSv6), individual, Internet Draft – work in progress (expired) 00, January 2002.
[19] B. Fenner, M. Handley, H. Holbrook, I . Kouvelas, Protocol Independent Multicast – Sparse Mode (PIM-SM): Protocol Specification (Revised), IETF, Internet Draft – work in progress 11, October 2004.
[19] T. C. Schmidt and M. Wählisch, A First Performance Analysis of the Tree Morphing Approach to Source Mobility in Source Specific Multicast Routing, Peoceedings of the IEEEE ICN’06 (Pascal Lorenz, Petre Dini ed.), IEEE Press, Aprl 2006.
[20] H. Soliman, Mobile IPv6. Boston: Addison-Wesley, 2004.
