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Re: Why don't we use multicast more often?

From: John Zwiebel <>
To: John Meylor <>
Cc: Multicast WG Internet2 <>, Hugh LaMaster <>
Subject: Re: Why don't we use multicast more often?
Date: Thu, 13 May 2004 15:24:22 -0700

On May 13, 2004, at 3:19 PM, John Meylor wrote:

remember ASM includes PIM-bidir (any source)
we've seen excellent success with large multi-way
voip applications using PIM-bidir

John, technically you are right that ASM includes bidir,
but I'd rather you just called it Bidir and keep
ASM to mean PIM-SM/MSDP/MBGP.

Certainly, that will be the way I'll use it.

BTW, what is "large".

Re: Why don't we use multicast more often?, (continued)
- RE: Why don't we use multicast more often?, Richard Mavrogeanes, 05/13/2004

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