Multisource and multipath file transfers through publish-subscribe internetworking

Abstract

We present mmFTP, an information-centric and receiver-driven file transfer protocol for the Publish Subscribe Internetworking (PSI) architecture. mmFTP supports both multisource and multipath transfers, while requiring minimal complexity in terms of network operation. We describe the basic design and operation of mmFTP and present preliminary experimental performance results from a prototype implementation deployed in the PlanetLab testbed.