%0 Journal Article %A Chen, Jin-Biao %A Shao, Song-Qing %A Hu, Qinyou %A Zhang, Ming-Ming %T Internet Based Integration of Multi-Ship Handling Simulators with IP Multicast %J TransNav, the International Journal on Marine Navigation and Safety of Sea Transportation %V 1 %N 1 %P 25-29 %D 2007 %U ./Article_Internet_Based_Integration_of_Multi-Ship_Chen,1,3.html %X IP multicast is a cost-effective method to accelerate data transmission rate and reduce network delay as well. This paper presents an improved IP multicast method to realize the interaction of internet based multi-ship handling simulators. The result of the experiments shows that with the new method, the availability of network resources and compatibility of the systems are tremendously enhanced. %@ 2083-6473