Thomas Kunz
Systems and Computer Engineering
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Conclusions:
Broadcast Protocols Competitive
nBroadcast protocols work well. BCAST and FLOOD are almost always as good as or better than other protocols, though sometimes impose higher packet latency.
nProtocol overhead lower/competitive with best multicast protocol
nFor a single multicast sender, FLOOD is the obvious choice, for increasing number of multicast senders BCAST has the edge over FLOOD
nADMR performs very well in the presence of many multicast senders, (is optimal choice in two scenarios under low mobility), with BCAST being runner-up. All other protocols perform poorly in these scenarios.
nThe choice of an optimal multicasting solution is largely independent of the mobility rate.