IP Multicasting

Tue Jan 2 18:28:04 UTC 2001

Deen,

On Mon, Jan 01, 2001 at 06:55:24PM +0600, deen at slt.lk wrote:
> We are developing a streaming video based application. Can someone tell me
> whether 
> 
> (1) Multicasting is necessary for such an application 
> (2) How do we configure multicasting, and multicast (224.x.x.x) to Global IP
> Conversion, on Cisco Routers. Some useful sites will be handy.
> (3) What is the function of the MBone network, and whether it is required
> for such a situation.
> 
> Deen
> Sri Lanka Telecom
> Internet 

Sounds like a one-to-many application.  And as such, I would ask
who are your anticipated receivers?  Secondly, are those receivers
currently able to join multicast groups?

If your receiver population is not multicast enabled, then writing
a multicast application will be in vain unless you address the
extension of multicast to edge where your receivers reside.

-ron

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