Abstract:

Multimedia Broadcasting System (MBS) is a distributed media software system that provides reliable broadcasting services using GRUM over the Internet. The proposed Multimedia Broadcasting System ensures that all media files broadcasted by the sender will be received by the receivers through copper-based public switching network which provides unreliable low bandwidth communication services. This paper introduces GRUM as the reliable unicast/multicast API for the communication layer between the sender and receiver to achieve the reliable broadcasting services. The MBS also proposes
a Split-and-Join Later algorithm to improve on the GRUM’s communication models for the broadcasting of large media files over the unreliable Internet connection in the Malaysian public switching network environment.