Areas of Publication Mobile Networks Mesh Networks User Mobility Models Host and Protocol Support Monitoring and Management Delay and Disruption Tolerant Networks Multimedia Applications and Support Reputation Systems Information Dissemenation in Mobile Networks Educational Technology Plagiarism Detection Multimedia Content Pricing Multicast Applications Support/Surveys Multimedia Content Dissemination/Management Scalable Video-on-Demand with Interactivity Multicast Research Characterizing Multicast Deployment Support for Mobile Multicast Multicast Security IP Multicast Redistribution Using Satellite Links Tools for Multicast Monitoring/Management Mobile Networks Mesh Networks K. Ramachandran, E. Belding, K. Almeroth and M. Buddhikot, "Interference-Aware Channel Assignment in Multi-Radio Wirelss Mesh Networks", IEEE Infocom , Barcelona, SPAIN, April 2006. [Text Abstract] H. Lundgren, K. Ramachandran, E. Belding-Royer, K. Almeroth, M. Benny, A. Hewatt, A. Touma and A. Jardosh, "Experience from the Design, Deployment and Usage of the UCSB MeshNet Testbed", IEEE Wireless Communications, vol. 13, num. 2, pp. 18-29, April 2006.[Text Abstract] K. Ramachandran, M. Buddhikot, G. Chandranmenon, S. Miller, E. Belding-Royer, and K. Almeroth, "On the Design and Implementation of Infrastructure Mesh Networks", IEEE Workshop on Wireless Mesh Networks (WiMesh), Santa Clara, California, USA, September 2005.[Text Abstract] User Mobility Models Z. Xiang, H. Zhang, J. Huang, S. Song and K. Almeroth, "A Hidden Environment Model for Constructing Indoor Radio Maps", IEEE International Symposium on a World of Wireless, Mobile and Multimedia Networks (WoWMoM), Taormina, ITALY, June 2005. [Text Abstract] A. Jardosh, E. Belding-Royer, K. Almeroth and S. Suri, "Real-World Environment Models for Mobile Network Evaluation", Journal on Selected Areas in Communications Special Issue on Wireless Ad hoc Networks, vol. 23, num. 3, pp. 622-632, March 2005.[Text Abstract] A. Jardosh, E. Belding-Royer, K. Almeroth and S. Suri, "Towards Realistic Mobility Models For Mobile Ad hoc Networks", ACM Mobicom, San Diego, California, USA, September 2003.[Text Abstract] Host and Protocol Support H. Caituiro-Monge, K. Almeroth, M. del Mar Alvarez-Rohena, "Friend Relay: A Resource Sharing Framework for Mobile Wireless Devices", ACM International Workshop on Wireless Mobile Applications and Services on WLAN Hotspots (WMASH), Los Angeles, California, September 2006. [Text Abstract] R. Chalmers, G. Krishnamurthi and K. Almeroth, "Enabling Intelligent Handovers in Heterogeneous Wireless Networks", Mobile Networks and Applications (MONET), vol. 11, num. 2, pp. 215-227, April 2006.[Text Abstract] R. Chalmers and K. Almeroth, "A Security Architecture for Mobility-Related Services", Journal of Wireless Personal Communications, vol. 29, num. 3, pp. 247-261, June 2004. [Text Abstract] R. Chalmers and K. Almeroth, "A Mobility Gateway for Small-Device Networks", IEEE International Conference on Pervasive Computing and Communications (PerCom), Orlando, Florida, USA, March 2004. [Text Abstract] S. Rollins, K. Almeroth, D. Milojicic, and K. Nagaraja, "Power-Aware Data Management for Small Devices", Workshop on Wireless Mobile Multimedia (WoWMoM), Atlanta, GA, USA, September 2002. [Text Abstract] K. Almeroth, K. Obraczka and D. De Lucia, "A Lightweight Protocol for Interconnecting Heterogeneous Devices in Dynamic Environments", IEEE International Conference on Multimedia Computing and Systems (ICMCS), Florence, ITALY, June 1999. [Text Abstract] K. Almeroth, K. Obraczka and D. De Lucia, "Pseudo-IP: Providing a Thin Network Protocol for Semi-Intelligent Wireless Devices", DARPA/NIST Smart Spaces Workshop, Gaithersburg, Maryland, USA, July 1998. [Text Abstract] Monitoring and Management S. Karpinski, E. Belding, K. Almeroth, "Wireless Traffic: The Failure of CBR Modeling", IEEE International Conference on Broadband Communications, Networks, and Systems (BroadNets), Raleigh, North Carolina, USA, September 2007. [Text Abstract] S. Karpinski, E. Belding, and K. Almeroth, "Towards Realistic Models of Wireless Workload", International Workshop on Wireless Network Measurement (WiNMee), Limassol, CYPRUS, April 2007. [Text Abstract] K. Ramachandran, I. Sheriff, E. Belding, and K. Almeroth, "Routing Stability in Static Wireless Mesh Networks", Passive and Active Measurement Conference (PAM), Louvain-la-neuve, BELGIUM, April 2007. [Text Abstract] A. Jardosh, K. Mittal, K. Ramachandran, E. Belding-Royer and K. Almeroth, "IQU: Practical Queue-Based User Association Management for WLANs", ACM Mobicom, Marina del Rey, California, USA, September 2006.[Text Abstract] G. Banks, M. Cova, V. Felmetsger, K. Almeroth, R. Kemmerer and G. Vigna, "SNOOZE: toward a Stateful NetwOrk prOtocol fuzZEr", Information Security Conference (ISC), Samos Island, GREECE, September 2006. [Text Abstract] A. Jardosh, K. Ramachandran, K. Almeroth, and E. Belding-Royer, "Understanding Congestion in IEEE 802.11b Wireless Networks", ACM/USENIX Internet Measurement Conference (IMC), Berkeley, California, USA, October 2005. [Text Abstract] A. Jardosh, K. Ramachandran, K. Almeroth and E. Belding-Royer, "Understanding Link-Layer Behavior in Highly Congested IEEE 802.11b Wireless Networks", Sigcomm Workshop on Experimental Approaches to Wireless Network Design and Analysis (EWIND), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, August 2005.[Text Abstract] Y. Sun, I. Sheriff, E. Belding-Royer and K. Almeroth, "An Experimental Study of Multimedia Traffic Performance in Mesh Networks", MobiSys International Workshop on Wireless Traffic Measurements and Modeling (WitMeMo), Seattle, Washington, USA, June 2005.[Text Abstract] K. Ramachandran, K. Almeroth and E. Belding-Royer, "A Framework for the Management of Large-Scale Wireless Network Testbeds", International Workshop on Wireless Network Measurement (WiNMee), Trentino, ITALY, April 2005.[Text Abstract] K. Ramachandran, E. Belding-Royer and K. Almeroth, "DAMON: A Distributed Architecture for Monitoring Multi-hop Mobile Networks", IEEE International Conference on Sensor and Ad Hoc Communications and Networks (SECON), Santa Clara, California, USA, October 2004. [Text Abstract] C. Ho, K. Ramachandran, K. Almeroth and E. Belding-Royer, "A Scalable Framework for Wireless Network Monitoring", ACM International Workshop on Wireless Mobile Applications and Services on WLAN Hotspots (WMASH), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, October 2004.[Text Abstract] Delay and Disruption Tolerant Networks K. Harras, M. Wittie, K. Almeroth, and E. Belding, "ParaNets: A Parallel Network Architecture for Challenged Networks", IEEE Workshop on Mobile Computing Systems and Applications (HotMobile), Tucson, Arizona, USA, February 2007. [Text Abstract] C. Holman, K. Harras, K. Almeroth and A. Lam, "A Proactive Data Bundling System for Intermittent Mobile Connections", IEEE International Conference on Sensor and Ad Hoc Communications and Networks (SECON), Reston, Virginia, USA, September 2006. [Text Abstract] K. Harras and K. Almeroth, "Inter-Regional Messenger Scheduling in Delay Tolerant Mobile Networks", IEEE International Symposium on a World of Wireless, Mobile and Multimedia Networks (WoWMoM), Niagara Falls, New York, USA, June 2006. [Text Abstract] K. Harras and K. Almeroth, "Transport Layer Issues in Delay Tolerant Mobile Networks", IFIP Networking Conference, Coimbra, PORTUGAL, May 2006. [Text Abstract] K. Harras, K. Almeroth and E. Belding-Royer, "Delay Tolerant Mobile Networks (DTMNs): Controlled Flooding in Sparse Mobile Networks", IFIP Networking Conference, Waterloo, Ontario, CANADA, May 2005. [Text Abstract] Multimedia Applications and Support Reputation Systems G. Swamynathan, B. Zhao, and K. Almeroth, "Exploring the Feasibility of Proactive Reputations", Concurrency and Computation: Practice and Experience, vol. xx, num. xx, pp. xx-xx, Month 2007. [Text Abstract] G. Swamynathan, T. Close, S. Banerjee, R. McGeer, B. Zhao, K. Almeroth, "Scalable Access Control For Web Services", International Conference on Creating, Connecting and Collaborating through Computing (C5), Kyoto, JAPAN, pp. 93-98, January 2007.[Text Abstract] G. Swamynathan, Ben Y. Zhao and K. Almeroth, "Exploring the Feasibility of Proactive Reputations", International Workshop on Peer-to-Peer Systems (IPTPS), Santa Barbara, California, USA, February 2006.[Text Abstract] G. Swamynathan, Ben Y. Zhao and K. Almeroth, "Decoupling Service and Feedback Trust in a Peer-to-Peer Reputation System", International Workshop on Applications and Economics of Peer-to-Peer Systems (AEPP), Nanjing, CHINA, November 2005.[Text Abstract] Information Dissemenation in Mobile Networks A. Garyfalos and K. Almeroth, "Coupons: Wide Scale Information Distribution for Wireless Ad Hoc Networks", IEEE Global Telecommunications Conference (Globecom) Global Internet and Next Generation Networks Symposium, Dallas, Texas, USA, pp. 1655-1659, December 2004.[Text Abstract] A. Garyfalos and K. Almeroth, "Coupon Based Incentive Systems and the Implications of Equilibrium Theory", IEEE Conference on Electronic Commerce (CEC), San Diego, California, USA, pp. 213-220, July 2004. [Text Abstract] U. Mohan, K. Almeroth and E. Belding-Royer, "Scalable Service Discovery in Mobile Ad hoc Networks", IFIP Networking Conference, Athens, Greece, pp. 137-149, May 2004. [Text Abstract] V. Thanedar, K. Almeroth and E. Belding-Royer, "A Lightweight Content Replication Scheme for Mobile Ad hoc Environments", IFIP Networking Conference, Athens, Greece, pp. 125-136, May 2004. [Text Abstract] Educational Technology A. Knight, K. Almeroth, and B. Bimber, "Design, Implementation and Deployment of PAIRwise", Journal of Interactive Learning Research (JILR), vol. xx, num. xx, pp. xx-xx, Month 2007. [Text Abstract] M. Bulger, R. Mayer, K. Almeroth, and S. Blau, "Measuring Learner Engagement in Computer-Equipped College Classrooms", Journal of Educational Multimedia and Hypermedia, vol. xx, num. xx, pp. xx-xx, Month 2007. [Text Abstract] R. Mayer, A. Stull, J. Campbell, K. Almeroth, B. Bimber, D. Chun and A. Knight, "Overestimation Bias in Self-reported SAT Scores", Educational Psychology Review, vol. XX, num. XX, pp. xx-xx, Month 2007. [Text Abstract] H. Zhang, K. Almeroth, A. Knight, M. Bulger, and R. Mayer, "Moodog: Tracking Students' Online Learning Activities", World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia & Telecommunications (ED MEDIA), Vancouver, CANADA June 2007. [Text Abstract] A. Knight, K. Almeroth, H. Zhang, R. Mayer, and K. DeLeeuw, "Data Cafe: A Dining Car Approach to Educational Research Data Management and Distribution", World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia & Telecommunications (ED MEDIA), Vancouver, CANADA June 2007. [Text Abstract] M. Bulger, K. Almeroth, R. Mayer, D. Chun, A. Knight, H. Collins, "Effects of Instructor Engagement on Student Use of a Course Management System", Assocation for Psychological Science (APS) Annual Conference, Washington DC, USA, May 2007. [Text Abstract] R. Mayer, A. Stull, K. Almeroth, B. Bimber, D. Chun, M. Bulger, J. Campbell, Allan Knight, and H. Zhang, "Using Technology-Based Methods to Foster Learning in Large Lecture Classes: Evidence for the Pedagogic Value of Clickers", American Educational Research Association (AERA) Annual Conference, Chicago, Illinois, USA, April 2007. [Text Abstract] A. Knight, M. Bulger, K. Almeroth, and H. Zhang, "Is Learning Really a Phone Call Away? Knowledge Transfer in Mobile Learning", World Conference on Mobile Learning (mLearn), Banff, Alberta, CANADA, October 2006. [Text Abstract] M. Bulger, R. Mayer, and K. Almeroth, "Engaged By Design: Using Simulation to Promote Active Learning", Outstanding Paper at the World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia & Telecommunications (ED MEDIA), Orlando, Florida, USA, June 2006. [Text Abstract] A. Knight, K. Almeroth, R. Mayer, D. Chun, and B. Bimber, "Observations and Recommendations for Using Technology to Extend Interaction", World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia & Telecommunications (ED MEDIA), Orlando, Florida, USA, June 2006.[Text Abstract] H. Zhang, and K. Almeroth, "A Simple Classroom Network Access Control System", World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia & Telecommunications (ED MEDIA), Orlando, Florida, USA, June 2006.[Text Abstract] R. Mayer, K. Almeroth, B. Bimber, D. Chun, A. Knight and A. Campbell, "Technology Comes to College: Understanding the Cognitive Consequences of Infusing Technology in College Classrooms", Educational Technology, vol. 46, num. 2, pp. 48-53, March-April 2006. R. Mayer, A. Stull, J. Campbell, K. Almeroth, B. Bimber, D. Chun and A. Knight, "Some Shortcomings of Soliciting Students' Self-Reported SAT Scores", American Educational Research Association (AERA) Annual Conference, San Francisco, California, USA, April 2006.[Text Abstract] H. Zhang, K. Almeroth and M. Bulger, "An Activity Monitoring System to Support Classroom Research", World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia & Telecommunications (ED MEDIA), Montreal, Canada, pp. 1444-1449, June 2005.[Text Abstract] A. Knight and K. Almeroth, "DeCAF: A Digital Classroom Application Framework", IASTED International Conference on Communications, Internet and Information Technology (CIIT), St. Thomas, US Virgin Islands, November 2004.[Text Abstract] H. Zhang and K. Almeroth, "Supplement to Distance Learning: Design for a Remote TA Support System", World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia & Telecommunications (ED MEDIA), Lugano, Switzerland, pp. 2821-2830, June 2004.[Text Abstract] S. Rollins and K. Almeroth, "Lessons Learned Deploying a Digital Classroom", Journal of Interactive Learning Research (JILR), vol. 15, num. 2, pp. 169-185, April 2004.[Text Abstract] J. Humfrey, S. Rollins, K. Almeroth, and B. Bimber, "Managing Complexity in a Networked Learning Environment", ED MEDIA Conference, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA, pp. 60-63, June 2003. [Text Abstract] K. Almeroth, S. Rollins, Z. Shen, and B. Bimber, "Creating a Demarcation Point Between Content Production and Encoding in a Digital Classroom", ED MEDIA Conference, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA, pp. 2-5, June 2003. [Text Abstract] M. Kolsch, K. Kvilekval, and K. Almeroth, "Improving Speaker Training with Interactive Lectures", ED MEDIA Conference, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA, June 2003. [Text Abstract] S. Rollins and K. Almeroth, "Deploying and Infrastructure for Technologically Enhanced Learning", Outstanding Paper at the World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia & Telecommunications (ED MEDIA), Denver, Colorado, USA, pp. 1651-1656, June 2002. [Text Abstract] Extended version also available. Plagiarism Detection D. Johnson, R. Patton, B. Bimber, K. Almeroth and G. Michaels, "Technology and Plagiarism in the University: Brief Report of a Trial in Detecting Cheating", Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE) Journal, vol. 12, num. 3, pp. 281-299, 2004.[Text Abstract] A. Knight, K. Almeroth and B. Bimber, "An Automated System for Plagiarism Detection Using the Internet", World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia & Telecommunications (ED MEDIA), Lugano, Switzerland, pp. 3619-3625, June 2004.[Text Abstract] Multimedia Content Pricing B. Stiller, K. Almeroth, J. Altmann, L. McKnight, and M. Ott, "Content Pricing in the Internet", Computer Communications, vol. 27, num. 6, pp. 522-528, April 2004. [Text Abstract] S. Jagannathan and K. Almeroth, "A Dynamic Pricing Scheme for E-Content at Multiple Levels-of-Service", Computer Communications, vol. 27, num. 4, pp. 374-385, March 2004. [Text Abstract] S. Jagannathan and K. Almeroth, "Pricing and Resourcing Provisioning for Delivering E-Content On-Demand with Multiple Levels-of-Service", Internet Charging and QoS Technologies (ICQT), Zurich, Switzerland, October 2002. [Text Abstract] S. Jagannathan, J. Nayak, K. Almeroth and M. Hofmann, "On Pricing Algorithms for Batched Content Delivery Systems", Electronic Commerce Research and Applications Journal, vol. 1, num. 3-4, pp. 264-280, Fall 2002. [Text Abstract] B. Stiller, K. Almeroth, J. Altmann, L. McKnight, and M. Ott, "Content Pricing in the Internet", SPIE ITCom Conference on Internet Performance and Control of Network Systems (IPCNS), Boston, Massachusetts, USA, July 2002. S. Jagannathan and K. Almeroth, "Price Issues in Delivering E-content On-Demand", ACM Sigecom Exchanges, vol. 3, num. 2, pp. 18-27, May 2002. [Text Abstract] S. Jagannathan, J. Nayak, K. Almeroth and M. Hofmann, "A Model for Discovering Customer Value for E-Content", ACM SIGKDD, July 2002. [Text Abstract][Extended Version] S. Jagannathan and K. Almeroth, "Dynamics of Price, Revenue, and System Utilization", IEEE/IFIP Conference on Management of Multimedia Networks and Services (MMNS), Chicago, Illinois, USA, October 2001. [Text Abstract] S. Jagannathan and K. Almeroth, "An Adaptive Pricing Scheme for Content Delivery Networks", Global Internet, San Antonio, Texas, USA, November 2001. [Text Abstract] S. Jagannathan "An Analytical Framework for Pricing of Services in the Internet", International Conference on Advances in Infrastructure for Electronic Business, Science, and Education on the Internet, La Aquila, ITALY, August 2001. [Text Abstract] Multicast Applications Support/Surveys A. Sen Mazumder, K. Almeroth and K. Sarac, "Facilitating Robust Multicast Group Management", Network and Operating System Support for Digital Audio and Video (NOSSDAV) , Skamania, Washington, USA, June 2005. [Text Abstract] K. Almeroth, R. Caceres, A. Clark, R. Cole, N. Duffield, T. Friedman, K. Hedayat, K. Sarac, M. Westerlund, "RTP Control Protocol Extended Reports (RTCP XR)", Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) Request for Comments (RFC), November 2003. K. Sarac, P. Namburi and K. Almeroth, "SSM Extensions: Network Layer Support for Multiple Senders in SSM", International Conference on Computer Communication and Networks (IC3N), Dallas, Texas, USA, October 2003. [Text Abstract] D. Makofske and K. Almeroth, "Multicast Sockets: Practical Guide for Programmers", Morgan Kaufmann Publishers, November 2002. B. Quinn and K. Almeroth, "IP Multicast Applications: Challenges and Solutions", Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) Request for Comments (RFC) 3170, September 2001. S. Jagannathan and K. Almeroth, "Using Tree Topology for Multicast Congestion Control", International Conference on Parallel Processing, Valencia, Spain, September 2001.[Text Abstract] S. Jagannathan, K. Almeroth and A. Acharya, "Topology Sensitive Congestion Control for Real-Time Multicast", Network and Operating System Support for Digital Audio and Video (NOSSDAV) , Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA, June 2000. [Text Abstract] Multimedia Content Dissemination S. Rollins and K. Almeroth, "Evaluating Performance Tradeoffs in a One-to-Many Peer Content Distribution Architecture", Journal of Internet Technology, vol. 5, num. 4, pp. 373-387, Fall 2004.[Text Abstract] S. Rollins and K. Almeroth, "Pixie: A Jukebox Architecture to Support Efficient Peer Content Exchange", in ACM Multimedia, Juan Les Pins, France, December 2002 [Text Abstract] S. Rollins, R. Chalmers, J. Blanquer, and K. Almeroth, "The Active Information System(AIS): A Model for Developing Scalable Web Services", Internet and Multimedia Systems and Applications (IMSA), Kauai, HI, August 2002 [Text Abstract] S. Rollins and K. Almeroth, "Seminal: Additive Semantic Content for Multimedia Streams", Internet and Multimedia Systems and Applications (IMSA), Kauai, HI, August 2002 [Text Abstract] S. Rollins and N. Sundaresan, "A Framework for Creating Multi-Modal Interfaces for XML Documents", IEEE International Conference on Multimedia and Expo, New York City, NY, July 2000. S. Rollins and N. Sundaresan, "AVoN Calling: AXL for Voice-enabled Web Navigation", The 9th International World Wide Web Conference, Amsterdam, Netherlands, May 2000. M. Ammar, K. Almeroth, R. Clark and Z. Fei, "Multicast Delivery of Web Pages", Electronic Commerce Technology Trends: Challenges and Opportunities, IBM Press, February 2000. K. Almeroth and M. Ammar, "An Alternative Paradigm for Scalable On-Demand Applications: Evaluating and Deploying the Interactive Multimedia Jukebox", IEEE Transactions on Knowledge and Data Engineering Special Issue on Web Technologies, vol. 11, num. 4, pp 658-672, July/August 1999. [Text Abstract] M. Ammar, K. Almeroth, R. Clark and Z. Fei, "Multicast Delivery of Web Pages OR How to Make Web Servers Pushy", Workshop on Internet Server Performance (WISP), Madison, Wisconsin, USA, June 1998. K. Almeroth, M. Ammar and Z. Fei, "Scalable Delivery of Web Pages Using Cyclic Best-Effort (UDP) Multicast", IEEE Infocom , San Francisco, California, USA, June 1998. [Text Abstract] K. Almeroth and M. Ammar, "The Interactive Multimedia Jukebox (IMJ): A New Paradigm for the On-Demand Delivery of Audio/Video", Best Paper at the Seventh International World Wide Web Conference, Brisbane, AUSTRALIA, April 1998. Also appears in Computer Networks and ISDN Systems. [Text Abstract] K. Almeroth and M. Ammar, "Delivering Popular Web Pages Using Cyclic Unreliable Multicast (Extended Abstract)", SPIE Conference on Voice, Video and Data Communications, Dallas, Texas, USA, November 1997. [Text Abstract] K. Almeroth and M. Ammar, "Prototyping the Interactive Multimedia Jukebox", Mini-conference on Multimedia Appliances, Interfaces, and Trials, Montreal, Quebec, CANADA, June 1997. Scalable Video-on-Demand with Interactivity K. Almeroth, "Adaptive, Workload-Dependent Scheduling for Large-Scale Content Delivery Systems", Transactions on Circuits and Systems for Video Technology, Special Issue on Streaming Video, February 2001. [Text Abstract] D. Makofske and K. Almeroth, "From Television to Internet Video-on-Demand: Techniques and Tools for VCR-Style Interactivity", Software: Practice and Experience, vol. 31, num. 8, pp. 781-801, July 2001.[Text Abstract] K. Almeroth, A. Dan, D. Sitaram and W. Tetzlaff, "Long Term Resource Allocation in Video Delivery Systems", IEEE Infocom ,Kobe, JAPAN, April 1997. [Text Abstract] K. Almeroth and M. Ammar, On the Use of Multicast Delivery to Provide a Scalable and Interactive Video-on-Demand Service", Journal on Selected Areas of Communication (JSAC), vol. 14, no. 6, pp. 1110-1122, August 1996. [Text Abstract] K. Almeroth and M. Ammar, "On the Performance of a Multicast Delivery Video-On-Demand Service with Discontinuous VCR Actions", International Conference on Communications (ICC), Seattle, Washington, USA, June 1995. [Text Abstract] K. Almeroth and M. Ammar, "The Role of Multicast Communication in the Provision of Scalable and Interactive Video-On-Demand Service", Network and Operating System Support for Digital Audio and Video (NOSSDAV) , Durham, New Hampshire, USA, April 1995. [Text Abstract] K. Almeroth and M. Ammar, "A Scalable, Interactive Video-On-Demand Service Using Multicast Communication", International Conference on Computer Communication and Networks (IC3N), San Francisco, California, USA, September 1994. [Text Abstract] Multicast Research Characterizing Multicast Deployments P. Rajvaidya and K. Almeroth, "A Study of Multicast Routing Instabilities", IEEE Internet Computing, vol. 8, num. 5, pp. 42-49, September/October 2004. [Text Abstract] P. Rajvaidya and K. Almeroth, "Analysis of Routing Characteristics in the Multicast Infrastructure", IEEE Infocom, San Francisco, California, April 2003. [Text Abstract] R. Chalmers and K. Almeroth, "On the Topology of Multicast Trees", IEEE/ACM Transactions on Networking, vol. 11, num. 1, pp. 153-165, February 2003. [Text Abstract] K. Almeroth, S. Bhattacharyya, and C. Diot, "Challenges of Integrating ASM and SSM IP Multicast Protocol Architecturers", International Workshop on Digital Communications: Evolutionary Trends of the Internet (IWDC), Taormina, ITALY, September 2001. [Text Abstract] Z. Albanna, K. Almeroth, D. Meyer, and M. Schipper, "IANA Guidelines for IPv4 Multicast Address Assignments", Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) Request for Comments (RFC) 3171 , August 2001. R. Chalmers and K. Almeroth, "Modeling the Branching Characteristics and Efficiency Gains of Global Multicast Trees", IEEE Infocom, Anchorage, AK, USA, April 2001. [Text Abstract] R. Chalmers and K. Almeroth, "Developing a Multicast Metric", IEEE Globecom, San Francisco, CA, USA, December 2000. [Text Abstract] K. Almeroth, "A Long-Term Analysis of Growth and Usage Patterns in the Multicast Backbone (MBone)", IEEE Infocom, Tel Aviv, ISRAEL, March 2000. [Text Abstract] K. Almeroth, "The Evolution of Multicast: From the MBone to Inter-Domain Multicast to Internet2 Deployment", IEEE Network Special Issue on Multicasting, January/February 2000. [Text Abstract] K. Almeroth and M. Ammar, "Multicast Group Behavior in the Internet's Multicast Backbone (MBone)", IEEE Communications, vol. 35, no. 6, pp. 124-129, June 1997. [Text Abstract] K. Almeroth and M. Ammar, "Collection and Modeling of the Join/Leave Behavior of Multicast Group Members in the MBone", High Performance Distributed Computing Focus Workshop (HPDC), Syracuse, New York, USA, August 1996. [Text Abstract] Support for Mobile Multicast A. Garyfalos and K. Almeroth, A Flexible Overlay Architecture for Mobile IPv6 Multicast", Journal on Selected Areas in Communications Special Issue on Wireless Overlay Networks Based on Mobile IPv6, vol. 23, num. 11, pp. 2194-2205, November 2005.[Text Abstract] A. Garyfalos, K. Almeroth and K. Sanzgiri, "Deployment Complexity Versus Performance Efficiency in Mobile Multicast", International Workshop on Broadband Wireless Multimedia: Algorithms, Architectures and Applications (BroadWiM), San Jose, California, USA, October 2004.[Text Abstract] A. Garyfalos, K. Almeroth and J. Finney, "A Hybrid of Network and Application Layer Multicast for Mobile IPv6 Networks", Workshop on Large-Scale Group Communication (LSGC), Florence, ITALY, October 2003. [Text Abstract] A. Garyfalos, K. Almeroth and J. Finney, "A Comparison of Network and Application Layer Multicast for Mobile IPv6 Networks", ACM Workshop on Modeling, Analysis and Simulation of Wireless and Mobile Systems (MSWiM), San Diego, California, USA, September 2003. [Text Abstract] Multicast Security J. Kurian, K. Sarac, and K. Almeroth, "Defending Network-Based Services Against Denial of Service Attacks", International Conference on Computer Communication and Networks (IC3N), Arlington, Virginia, USA, October 2006. [Text Abstract] P. Rajvaidya, K. Ramachandran and K. Almeroth, "Managing and Securing the Global Multicast Infrastructure", Journal of Network and Systems Management (JNSM), vol. 12, num. 3, pp. 297-326, September 2004. [Text Abstract] K. Ramachandran and K. Almeroth, "MAFIA: A Multicast Management Solution for Access Control and Traffic Filtering", IEEE/IFIP Conference on Management of Multimedia Networks and Services (MMNS), Belfast, Northern Ireland, September 2003. [Text Abstract] IP Multicast Redistribution Using Satellite Links K. Almeroth, "Using Satellite Links in the Delivery of Terrestrial Multicast Traffic", Internetworking and Computing over Satellites, Kluwer Academic Publishers, 2003. K. Almeroth and Y. Zhang, "Using Satellite Links as Delivery Paths in the Multicast Backbone (MBone)", ACM/IEEE Workshop on Satellite-Based Information Services (WOSBIS), Dallas, Texas, USA, October 1998. [Text Abstract] Tools for Multicast Monitoring/Management P. Namburi, K. Sarac and K. Almeroth, "Practical Utilities for Monitoring Multicast Service Availability", Computer Communications Special Issue on Monitoring and Measurement of IP Networks, vol. 29, num. 10, pp. 1675-1686, June 2006.[Text Abstract] K. Sarac and K. Almeroth, "Monitoring IP Multicast in the Internet: Recent Advances and Ongoing Challenges", IEEE Communications, vol. 43, num. 10, pp. 85-91, October 2005.[Text Abstract] K. Sarac and K. Almeroth, "Application Layer Reachability Monitoring for IP Multicast", Computer Networks, vol. 48, num. 2, pp. 195-213, June 2005.[Text Abstract] K. Sarac and K. Almeroth, "A Distributed Approach for Monitoring Multicast Service Availability", Journal of Network and Systems Management (JNSM), vol. 12, num. 3, pp. 327-348, September 2004. [Text Abstract] P. Namburi, K. Sarac and K. Almeroth, "SSM-Ping: A Ping Utility for Source Specific Multicast", IASTED International Conference on Communications, Internet and Information Technology (CIIT), St. Thomas, US Virgin Islands, November 2004. [Text Abstract] K. Sarac and K. Almeroth, "Tracetree: A Scalable Mechanism to Discover Multicast Tree Topologies in the Network", IEEE/ACM Transactions on Networking, vol. 12, num. 5, pp. 795-808, October 2004. [Text Abstract] P. Rajvaidya and K. Almeroth, "Building the Case for Distributed Global Multicast Monitoring", Multimedia Computing and Networking (MMCN), San Jose, California, USA, January 2002. [Text Abstract] K. Sarac and K. Almeroth, "Providing Scalable Many-to-One Feedback in Multicast Reachability Monitoring Systems", IEEE/IFIP Conference on Management of Multimedia Networks and Services (MMNS), Chicago, Illinois, USA, October 2001. [Text Abstract] P. Rajvaidya and K. Almeroth, "A Router-Based Technique for Monitoring the Next-Generation of Internet Multicast Protocols", International Conference on Parallel Processing (ICPP), Valencia, Spain, September 2001. [Text Abstract] A. Kanwar, K. Almeroth, S. Bhattacharyya, and M. Davy, "Enabling End-User Network Monitoring via the Multicast Consolidated Proxy Monitor", SPIE ITCom Conference on Scalability and Traffic Control in IP Networks, Denver, Colorado, USA, August 2001. [Text Abstract] K. Sarac and K. Almeroth, "Scalable Techniques for Discovering Multicast Tree Topology", Network and Operating System Support for Digital Audio and Video (NOSSDAV) , Port Jefferson, New York, USA, June 2001. [Text Abstract] K. Sarac and K. Almeroth, "Supporting Multicast Deployment Efforts: A Survey of Tools for Multicast Monitoring", Journal of High Speed Networking--Special Issue on Management of Multimedia Networking, vol. 9, num. 3/4, pp. 191-211, March 2001. [Text Abstract] P. Rajvaidya, K. Almeroth and k. claffy, "A Scalable Architecture for Monitoring and Visualizating Multicast Statistics", IFIP/IEEE Workshop on Distributed Systems: Operations & Management (DSOM), Austin, Texas, USA, December 2000. [Text Abstract] K. Sarac and K. Almeroth, "Monitoring Reachability in the Global Multicast Infrastructure", International Conference on Network Protocols (ICNP), Osaka, JAPAN, November 2000.[Text Abstract] K. Almeroth, L. Wei and D. Farinacci, "Multicast Reachability Monitor (MRM)", Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) Internet Draft, July 2000. K. Sarac and K. Almeroth, "Supporting the Need for Inter-Domain Multicast Reachability", Network and Operating System Support for Digital Audio and Video (NOSSDAV) , Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA, June 2000. [Text Abstract] K. Almeroth, K. Sarac and L. Wei, "Supporting Multicast Management Using the Multicast Reachability Monitor (MRM) Protocol", UCSB CS Technical Report, May 2000. D. Makofske and K. Almeroth, "Real-Time Multicast Tree Visualization and Monitoring", Software: Practice and Experience, vol. 31, num. 8, pp. 781-801, July 2001, [Text Abstract] D. Makofske and K. Almeroth, "MHealth: A Real-Time Multicast Tree Visualization and Monitoring Tool", Network and Operating System Support for Digital Audio and Video (NOSSDAV) , Basking Ridge New Jersey, USA, June 1999. [Text Abstract] K. Almeroth and L. Wei, "Justification for and use of the Multicast Reachability Monitor (MRM) Protocol", Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) Internet Draft, March 1999. K. Almeroth, "Managing IP Multicast Traffic: A First Look at the Issues, Tools, and Challenges",IP Multicast Initiative Summit, San Jose, California, USA, February 1999.
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