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Many
applications for MANETs require one-to-
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many
and many-to-many communication
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Multicast
protocols are intended to efficiently
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support
such communication patterns
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Multicasting
well researched in fixed networks
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(i.e.,
the Internet), building efficient distribution
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structures
(typically a multicast tree)
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Ad
hoc networks: dynamic topology makes it
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harder
to maintain distribution structure with low
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overhead
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