In IP networks, packets are generally routed from a single source to a single receiver via routers. This type of transmission, known as IP unicast mode, has proven its effectiveness for point-to-point ...

IP Multicast is a bandwidth-efficient method for broadcasting data, in particular streaming audio and video, across a network. In this primer we’ll discuss how IP Multicasts works, its pros and cons, ...

Distributing live television at scale over the Internet. Looking forward to a time when television is routinely delivered in Ultra-High Definition (UHD) or better, BBC R&D is investigating the ...

Multicasting (and broadcasting which is also discussed in this article) provides a means to direct a single packet to more than one host. Special addresses are defined for this purpose and are handled ...

One minor inconvenience in writing about the worlds of video and data communications is the large amount of overlap between terminologies. Network means something completely different to a television ...

There is quite rightly much focus on what can be done to help make streaming more sustainable. However, if we wait for a spectacular solution that solves everything and reduces emissions to almost ...

Abstract: Chapter 2 introduces the fundamentals of IP multicast. The chapter provides an overview of the IP multicast service model as well as multicast addressing, followed by a review of the ...

Abstract: IP multicasting is an efficient group communication mechanism. It avoids transmitting packets from a sender to each of the receivers separately. With the current IP multicast mechanism, once ...

This content is provided by an external author without editing by Finextra. It expresses the views and opinions of the author. "In recent years, IP multicast has become the accepted protocol for broad ...