An efficient networking technique for synchronous e-learning platforms in corporate environments (bibtex)
by Juan Carlos Granda, Daniel Fernando García, Pelayo Nuño and Francisco José Suárez
Abstract:
A synchronous e-learning platform constitutes an effective tool to implement training programs for human resources in large corporations. These organizations are usually widely dispersed in multiple sites, so the delivery of multimedia data over the whole corporation during an e-learning activity is a true challenge. Multimedia data is usually delivered using the RTP protocol. Although an RTP session can involve multiple participants and has no restriction on the underlying network, it is usually restricted to IP multicast scopes. However, IP multicast is rarely available throughout corporate networks. In this paper, an efficient delivery technique based on an overlay multicast network is proposed. The overlay is made up of multiple servers that operate at the RTP level and combine unicast and native multicast transport whenever possible. This technique has proved to be more efficient than a technique based exclusively on unicast delivery. 2010 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
Reference:
An efficient networking technique for synchronous e-learning platforms in corporate environments (Juan Carlos Granda, Daniel Fernando García, Pelayo Nuño and Francisco José Suárez), In Computer Communications, volume 33, 2010.
Bibtex Entry:
@article{granda2010comcom,
  author       = {Juan Carlos Granda and Daniel Fernando García and Pelayo Nuño and Francisco José Suárez},
  title        = {An efficient networking technique for synchronous e-learning platforms in corporate environments},
  volume       = {33},
  number       = {14},
  pages        = {1752--1766},
  issn         = {0140-3664},
  abstract     = {A synchronous e-learning platform constitutes an effective tool to implement training programs for human resources in large corporations. These organizations are usually widely dispersed in multiple sites, so the delivery of multimedia data over the whole corporation during an e-learning activity is a true challenge. Multimedia data is usually delivered using the {RTP} protocol. Although an {RTP} session can involve multiple participants and has no restriction on the underlying network, it is usually restricted to {IP} multicast scopes. However, {IP} multicast is rarely available throughout corporate networks. In this paper, an efficient delivery technique based on an overlay multicast network is proposed. The overlay is made up of multiple servers that operate at the {RTP} level and combine unicast and native multicast transport whenever possible. This technique has proved to be more efficient than a technique based exclusively on unicast delivery. 2010 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.},
  author+an    = {1=highlight},
  date         = {2010},
  year         = {2010},
  doi          = {10.1016/j.comcom.2010.02.020},
  journal = {Computer Communications},
  keywords     = {E-learning, Internet protocols, Modeling and measurement, Multicasting, Multimedia networking, Network scalability, Overlay multicast, Scalability, Synchronous e-learning},
  shortjournal = {Comput Commun},
  jcr          = {0.815 -- Q2 [2010]}
}
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