All things related to multicast

[Guy T Almes <>]

Kevin,
  I confirm that this is a high priority item.
  We need to sustain high-speed flows without pounding the commodity internet.
  Regards,
        -- Guy

At 11:13 AM 8/5/99 -0700, Kevin C. Almeroth wrote:
>Couple of things...  first, the one on topic with the subject...
>
>We should develop a strategy and pseudo-officially approve it.  Since
>there isn't really a mechanism in place I guess I/we get to define one.
>I'll try and develop this to be discussed by at least the Seattle
>I2 meeting.
>
>As I've alluded to here there will be a working group meeting at the
>Seattle I2 Meeting.  I'll send out a call for agenda items closer to
>the meeting time.
>
>I've just returned from not paying attention to email and just added
>a bunch of new people to the mailing list.  By my count we have 106
>people on the mailing list, one of which is another mailing list. (FYI)
>
>At the IETF in Oslo I attended a CCIRN meeting on multicast and have
>plans to do a new round of development on the I2 page and include
>the latest MSDP/MBGP topologies for Abilene and vBNS and a bunch of
>links to other multicast-capable international high-speed (add whatever
>necessary adjectives) networks.  Expect this in the next couple of
>weeks as I get my email under control.
>
>-Kevin