Yu-Shun Wang - 6/10/04
ISI

A Unified Model for End Point Resolution and Domain Conversion for Multi-Hop, Multi-Layer Communication

This talk presents an architectural model called the Multi-Domain Communication Model (MDCM) to describe the relationship between protocol layers, network hops and regions of multi-hop, multi-layer communication systems. MDCM treats communication processes as a series of recursive domain conversions and propagation within each domain. The concept of domain is a generalization of protocol layers and transit hops. MDCM includes end point resolution to map source and destination from one domain to the other, such as name/address resolutions, forwarding lookups, and content searching. MDCM integrates these aspects of communication processes and abstracts the core functionality into a simple, recursive model. It can describe a wide range of communication systems, and provide a new way of thinking regarding communication processes and system architecture designs.