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Consider a telecommunications network consisting of a set of nodes connected by arcs. The network might be, e.g., the Internet, or the private network offered by a service provider such as AT&T. A node represents a physical device, such as a switch or router, connected to other devices. The term switch is typically used to refer to a device performing layer 2 data link functionality (e.g., Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) or Frame Relay) in the OSI model [102], while a router performs layer 3 network functionality in the OSI model. For brevity, by node we mean either a switch or a router. An arc represents a communications pathway, such as a fiber optic cable or a radio (wireless) link.
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Rosenberg, E. (2012). What is Multicast Routing?. In: A Primer of Multicast Routing. SpringerBriefs in Computer Science. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-1873-3_1
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