Resilient IPv6 multicast address allocation in ad hoc networks

Janne Lindqvist, Antti Ylä-Jääski, Jukka Manner

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Abstract

Multicast address allocation in the Internet has been the focus of much research and standardization. However, the multicast address allocation problem has been overlooked in ad hoc networking research. In this paper, we survey approaches to solving the multicast address allocation problem and analyze the security characteristics of the proposals. We show that using random assignment in IPv6 based ad hoc networks for multicast address allocation is more secure and bandwidth efficient than the previous proposals. We use passive listening to obtain network prefixes for autoconfiguring a global multicast address. The ideas presented in this paper are useful for practical deployment of ad hoc networks.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publication2006 3rd Annual IEEE Communications Society on Sensor and Adhoc Communications and Networks, Secon 2006
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages786-791
Number of pages6
ISBN (Print)1424406269, 9781424406265
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 1 2006
Event2006 3rd Annual IEEE Communications Society on Sensor and Ad hoc Communications and Networks, Secon 2006 - Reston, VA, United States
Duration: Sep 25 2006Sep 28 2006

Publication series

Name2006 3rd Annual IEEE Communications Society on Sensor and Adhoc Communications and Networks, Secon 2006
Volume3

Other

Other2006 3rd Annual IEEE Communications Society on Sensor and Ad hoc Communications and Networks, Secon 2006
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityReston, VA
Period9/25/069/28/06

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Computer Networks and Communications

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