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2001

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Multicast Algorithms For Mobile Satellite Communication Networks, Ryan W. Thomas Mar 2001

Multicast Algorithms For Mobile Satellite Communication Networks, Ryan W. Thomas

Theses and Dissertations

With the rise of mobile computing and an increasing need for ubiquitous high speed data connections, Internet-in-the-sky solutions are becoming increasingly viable. To reduce the network overhead of one-to-many transmissions, the multicast protocol has been devised. The implementation of multicast in these Low Earth Orbit (LEO) constellations is a critical component to achieving an omnipresent network environment. This research examines the system performance associated with two terrestrial-based multicast mobility solutions, Distance Vector Multicast Routing Protocol (DVMRP) with mobile IP and On Demand Multicast Routing Protocol (ODMRP). These protocols are implemented and simulated in a six plane, 66 satellite LEO constellation. …


Security In Mobile Agent Systems: An Approach To Protect Mobile Agents From Malicious Host Attacks, Dalia Fakhry Jan 2001

Security In Mobile Agent Systems: An Approach To Protect Mobile Agents From Malicious Host Attacks, Dalia Fakhry

Archived Theses and Dissertations

Mobile agents are autonomous programs that roam the Internet from machine to machine under their own control on behalf of their users to perform specific pre-defined tasks. In addition to that, a mobile agent can suspend its execution at any point; transfer itself to another machine then resume execution at the new machine without any loss of state. Such a mobile model can perform many possible types of operations, and might carry critical data that has to be protected from possible attacks. The issue of agent security and specially agent protection from host attacks has been a hot topic and …