[33192] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: IP Multicasting
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Ron da Silva)
Tue Jan 2 13:35:17 2001
Date: Tue, 2 Jan 2001 13:28:04 -0500
From: Ron da Silva <ron@aol.net>
To: deen@slt.lk
Cc: nanog@merit.edu
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In-Reply-To: <200101011255.f01CtO912995@lakdiva.slt.lk>; from deen@slt.lk on Mon, Jan 01, 2001 at 06:55:24PM +0600
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Deen,
On Mon, Jan 01, 2001 at 06:55:24PM +0600, deen@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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Ron da Silva ron@aol.net
Network Architect 703.265.4548
America Online, Inc.
