Literature Survey: Known Results
n Multicast protocols perform poorly (packet delivery ratio
below 90%) as network topology changes more often
(nodes move with higher speed and/or pause less)
n Multicast protocols also often do not scale well with
number of multicast senders and/or number of multicast
receivers
n Open question how to build efficient multicast routing
protocols in a MANET (tree vs. mesh, single tree vs.
source-based tree, etc.)
n Quite a bit of work on efficient broadcast protocols, rather
than simplistic flooding approach, as broadcasting control
messages inherent part of many routing protocols