Nonlinear interference based on four wave mixing (FWM) is extremely attractive due to its phase sensitivity. On the other hand, wavelength multicasting, which supports data point-to-multipoint connections, is a key functionality to increase the network efficiency and simplify the transmitter and receiver in the wavelength-division multiplexing systems. We propose and experimentally demonstrate ...

1 Abstract—In light of the slow deployment of IP Multicast technology on the global Internet and the explosive popularity of peer-to-peer file-sharing applications, there has been a flurry of research activities investigating the feasibility of implementing multicasting capability at the application layer, referred to as Application Layer Multicasting (ALM), and numerous algorithms and protocol...

We demonstrate for the first time on-chip wavelength multicasting of 320-Gb/s pulsed-RZ data. Using four-wave mixing in a dispersion-engineered silicon waveguide, we perform a 3× multicast, verify full selectivity, perform spectral evaluation, and record eye diagrams for the wavelength-multicasted signal. Introduction Recent advances in silicon photonics have given this integrated platform the ...

Mobile ad-hoc network is a collection of mobile nodes that are connected wirelessly forming random topology through decentralized administration. In Mobile ad-hoc networks, multicasting is one of the important mechanisms which can increase network efficiency and reliability by sending multiple copies in a single transmission without using several unicast transmissions. Receiver initiated mesh b...

Secure one-to-many multicasting has been a popular research area in the resent past. Secure many-tomany multicasting is becoming popular with applications such as private conferencing, distributed interactive simulation etc. Most of the existing secure multicasting protocols use a centralized group manager to enforce access control and for key distribution. In the presence of multiple senders i...

A scalable QoS aware multicast deployment in DiffServ networks has become an important research dimension in recent years. Although multicasting and differentiated services are two complementary technologies, the integration of the two technologies is a non-trivial task due to architectural conflicts between them. A popular solution proposed is to extend the functionality of the DiffServ compon...

As the technology of mobile ad hoc networks (MANETs) develops, many new kinds of applications in this field emerge. The group-oriented services which take advantage of the broadcasting nature of wireless network are of much importance. Therefore, multicasting protocols in MANET are receiving increased attention. This paper gives a general survey of the state-of-the-art technologies in multicast...

This chapter reviews the scenarios where a given message is sent from a single source to possibly several destinations. These scenarios can be subdivided into multicasting, geocasting, multiratecasting, and anycasting. In multicasting, a given message must be routed from one node to a number of destinations whose locations may be arbitrary and spread over the network. Geocasting destinations ar...

The capability of multicasting is an important feature in data networking and is emerging in to a highly demanded service being offered by all major ISPs (Internet Service Providers). The benefits of multicast include reducing the overhead in transmission on the network and sender and reducing data delivery delay for all destinations. Multicast (Point-to-multipoint) refers a communication patte...

In this paper, we develop a new multicasting model for wormhole-routed networks based on the concept of Euler path in graph theory. The model can support multiple multicasts freely from deadlock and can be applied to any network which is Eulerian or is Eulerian after some links being removed. In particular, we demonstrate the power of this model by showing its fault-tolerant capability in suppo...