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


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  • From: "Kevin C. Almeroth" <>
  • To: Richard Mavrogeanes <>
  • Cc: Bill Owens <>, <>
  • Subject: RE: Why don't we use multicast more often?
  • Date: Thu, 13 May 2004 21:12:35 -0700 (PDT)

>>I'd love to see multicast-to-unicast reflector service on the I2 that
>>offers all mbone/I2 multicast content as unicast, but that times out
>>after 60 seconds with a message that says "Sorry, your unicast service is
>>consuming too much bandwidth. Multicast service is
>>available to you without limitation. Please contact your local IT
>>department". Then all it takes is plenty of compelling content, and
>>there is a chance such content will appear when there is truly an audience
>>big enough.

Sounds like a reasonable idea. :-) Should even be relatively
easy to do with rcbridge. Bob?

-Kevin




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