[140056] in North American Network Operators' Group
RE: How do you put a TV station on the Mbone?
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (George Bonser)
Fri Apr 29 17:21:41 2011
Date: Fri, 29 Apr 2011 14:21:06 -0700
In-Reply-To: <BANLkTinKPOg0FgHNuShzn-MB2aWL5WcgzA@mail.gmail.com>
From: George Bonser <gbonser@seven.com>
To: Tim Durack <tdurack@gmail.com>
Cc: NANOG <nanog@nanog.org>
Errors-To: nanog-bounces+nanog.discuss=bloom-picayune.mit.edu@nanog.org
> Imagine: multicast internet radio! Awesome!
>=20
> I have a feeling streaming is going to stay unicast.
>=20
> Multicast is a great technical solution in search of a good business
> problem.
>=20
> --
> Tim:>
Multicast is perfect for a live event. Unicast is best for "on demand"
viewing of something.
An event such as today's wedding, a conference viewed in real-time, a
sports event, etc. is well-suited for multicast.
