MobiCast
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There are two drastically different kind of Mobi{C,c}cast.
MobiCast is a multicast
scheme used in cellular network
s. It adopts a hierarchical mobility management approach to isolate the mobility of the mobile hosts from the main multicast
delivery tree. Its creators state that it is suitable for mobile hosts in an internetwork environment with small wireless cell
s. MobiCast is often confused with Mobicast (Mobile Just-in-time Multicasting)
Mobicast (Mobile Just-in-time Multicasting) is a multicast
scheme used in mobile ad-hoc networks. It explicitly addresses space-time restrictions on the multicast recipient set. It entails the delivery of messages to large sets of nodes in a manner that satisfies a potentially dynamic set of spatiotemporal constraints. By explicitly addressing the temporal domain associated with message delivery, mobicasts are more general than geocast and makes it possible to save bandwidth and memory resources of the networks by applications exploiting their inherent just-in-time delivery semantics.
MobiCast is a multicast
Multicast
In computer networking, multicast is the delivery of a message or information to a group of destination computers simultaneously in a single transmission from the source creating copies automatically in other network elements, such as routers, only when the topology of the network requires...
scheme used in cellular network
Cellular network
A cellular network is a radio network distributed over land areas called cells, each served by at least one fixed-location transceiver known as a cell site or base station. When joined together these cells provide radio coverage over a wide geographic area...
s. It adopts a hierarchical mobility management approach to isolate the mobility of the mobile hosts from the main multicast
delivery tree. Its creators state that it is suitable for mobile hosts in an internetwork environment with small wireless cell
Cellular network
A cellular network is a radio network distributed over land areas called cells, each served by at least one fixed-location transceiver known as a cell site or base station. When joined together these cells provide radio coverage over a wide geographic area...
s. MobiCast is often confused with Mobicast (Mobile Just-in-time Multicasting)
Mobicast (Mobile Just-in-time Multicasting) is a multicast
Multicast
In computer networking, multicast is the delivery of a message or information to a group of destination computers simultaneously in a single transmission from the source creating copies automatically in other network elements, such as routers, only when the topology of the network requires...
scheme used in mobile ad-hoc networks. It explicitly addresses space-time restrictions on the multicast recipient set. It entails the delivery of messages to large sets of nodes in a manner that satisfies a potentially dynamic set of spatiotemporal constraints. By explicitly addressing the temporal domain associated with message delivery, mobicasts are more general than geocast and makes it possible to save bandwidth and memory resources of the networks by applications exploiting their inherent just-in-time delivery semantics.