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A tree structure has been widely used in constructing application-layer overlays. It is known that the instability of a tree will significantly reduce the performance of the overlay. In this paper, we propose a novel stochastic model that captures the (in)stability characteristics of an application-layer multicast tree. Our model has considered various important factors related to the tree stability, and we have derived closed-form solutions to a class of typical multicast trees. Our results offer a better understanding on the (in)stability of application-layer multicast trees, and also suggest three effective enhancements to improve their stability.
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Xu, K., Liu, J., Fu, L., Liu, C. (2006). On the Stability of Application-Layer Multicast Tree. In: Levi, A., Savaş, E., Yenigün, H., Balcısoy, S., Saygın, Y. (eds) Computer and Information Sciences – ISCIS 2006. ISCIS 2006. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 4263. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/11902140_44
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