A SYSTEM FOR MOBILE HOST REALIZING MULTICAST SERVICE AND THE METHOD THEREOF

摘要

A system and a method for a Mobile Host (MH) implementing a multicast service, wherein each MH corresponds to a Dynamic multicast Agent (DMA); the DMA needs to implement dynamic switch according to the path that the MH passes when moving; if the DMA of the MH is switched to the MSA of the current multicast sub-network, the MH joins the multicast group directly, thereby optimizing the transmission path of the multicast. The present invention can not only make the multicast distributing tree reconstruction caused by moving of the MH less frequent, but also avoid a too long tunnel form between the DMA and the MSA of a foreign multicast sub-networks, thereby optimizing the transmission path of the multicast packet. The present invention can also make the best use of network resources, and prevent the DMA from becoming the bottleneck of network communication while avoiding tunnel congregation.