Adding Group Communication into LifeNet

[geeksource]

The feature that I have to add in LifeNet is to provide group communication..
I think I have to change something in kernel module..
But how to ??

[hrushim]

I think the LifeNetSMS application already has a feature of group communication, meaning you can send a single message to multiple users who are online..
What do you exactly mean by group communication? Could you elaborate? Try to describe some use-cases which you may have in mind.

[geeksource]

I mean that there must be some mechanism of multicast as your routing is working for unicasting,it provides routing table to application.
I want the kernel module make a tree to itself and our application can create a group that will be announced to all memebers and the one who want to be its member may response..

[hrushim]

If we break what you are saying down in to small chunks, if I understand correctly, following is what we would really want to do:
(1) Any node SRC in the network should be able to create a GROUP identified by a GROUP_ADDRESS
(2) There should be a mechanism by which, the node can announce the GROUP to the entire network
(3) Nodes interested in joining the group should be able to tune-in to the GROUP_ADDRESS and accepts packets on it.
(4) Packets transmitted by SRC to the GROUP_ADDRESS should be efficiently routed (without multiple unicasts) to every node tuned in to the GROUP_ADDRESS

[geeksource]

yes....I am talking about multicasting that we dont need to unicast the packet multiple times for the group members..
To do this what must I do in kernel module.??