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query message (identified using a sequence number) for the first
time, it waits for a while to receive the join query messages along
different paths, chooses the path with the largest proportion of
stable links, and sends a join reply message on the selected stable
path. e receiver node confirms its participation in the multicast
session by sending a reserve message on the path traversed by the
join reply message.
4.3.1.5 Multicast Zone-Based Routing Protocol (MZRP) MZRP is the
multicast extension of the unicast zone routing protocol (ZRP), a
hybrid of both proactive and reactive routing strategies. A zone in
the network comprises nodes that are within two or three hops from
each other. Multiple zones exist in the ...