#multicast routing

OPTIMAL MULTICAST ROUTING IN MOBILE AD-HOC NETWORKS

OPTIMAL MULTICAST ROUTING IN MOBILE AD-HOC NETWORKS

TABLE OF CONTENT

Title Page———i

Certification——–ii

Dedication———iii

Acknowledgement——-iv

Abstract ———vi

Table of Content——–vii

Chapter One

1.0 Introduction ——-1

1.1 Statement of Problem——4

1.2 Purpose of the Study——5

1.3 Significance of Study——8

1.4 Limitation——–9

1.5 Scope of Study——-11

Chapter Two

2.0 Review of Related Literature —-12

2.6…

Routing and multicasting are terms which you will often hear when the discussion is related to networks. Both are separate processes and combination of them is used in multicast routing. Routing is a process of sending the data packets to the destination by selecting appropriate route of it. In a network, the data to be sent is broken down into smaller interrelated packets. These packets are usually assigned serial numbers. Then, these packets are transmitted over the network. The links between the source and the destination are a long sequence of links, each maintained by a device called router. It is the job of the router to decide what route will be appropriate for the packet to be transmitted. This decision depends upon many factors, like traffic or routes, efficiency of the route (measured in terms of cost), urgency of the packet, distance of route etc. when the router determines this; it then forwards this packet to the next router.