All things related to multicast

["Marshall Eubanks" <>]

Dear Alan;

On Mon, 10 Oct 2005 16:53:54 -0400
 Alan Crosswell 
<>
 wrote:
> Please comment on the following proposed goals for the Internet2 Multicast 
> Working Group.  I would like to hear your opinions of things that you think 
> should be dropped from or added to the list, and whether you have any 
> interest 
> in volunteering your time to help meet the goals.
> 
> Some of this work is done by volunteers.  Some is done by Abilene 
> engineering 
> staff.  Some is done by Internet2 staff.
> 
> Mission
> 
> See http://multicast.internet2.edu/wg-multicast-charter.shtml for the 
> current 
> mission statement.  I'm no good at mission statements.  Someone want to 
> take a 
> crack at revising this or is it good enough?
> 
> Goals
> 
> 1. Encourage Source-Specific Multicast SSM
>     - Why? Because MSDP won't scale and doesn't exist in IPv6.

Also because classic interdomain ASM is wide open to DOS.

>     - How: Work with commercial I2 members, other vendors, and freeware
>       producers to make their products SSM-capable.  This primarly means
>       IGMPv3 support in
>       a. end systems OSes (XP, Linux done.  MacOS X, other BSDs not done)
>       b. black boxes (e.g. Vbrick)
>       c. client software (e.g. Real Player, Windows Media Player,
>          StreamPlayerII, etc.)
>          (Note that VLC already does SSM)
>       d. switches
> 
> 2. Collect and disseminate multicast testing and debugging tools.  Much of 
> this
>     has been done already but the tool list needs to be cleaned up and 
> extended.
> 
> 3. Continue to deliver training through Hands-on Workshops.
> 
> 4. IPv6 Multicast
>     a. Work with v6 working group to bridge v6 and multicast workshop 
> content.
>     b. Encourage use of embedded RP in Abilene and other R&E networks.


"Peer" with Geant embedded RP traffic.

>     c. Make sure the toolset for v4 also works for v6.

What about the IPv6 dbeacon ?
http://hng.av.it.pt/~hsantos/dbeacon/

Should its  use be promoted ? Should it be merged with Beacon 1.X ?

>     d. Work with switch vendors to encourage/evaluate MLDv2 support.
> 

Is IGMPv3 support now universal ? Why not support it too ?

> 5. Liaison with related working groups
>     a. IETF MAGMA
>     b. Internet2 bigvideo, v6, measurement, routing, etc.
>     c. Security group(s)
>     d. International R&E groups
> 

> 6. Push commodity ISP adoption of multicast routing
>     a. Talk to the ISPs and try to convince them of the value.
>     b. Work through the Quilt and gigapops to make multicast routing a
>        requirement for ISP contracts.  Highlight those ISPs that already
>        offer multicast peering.
>     c. Talk to home access provider ISPs to try and encourage multicast 
> support
>        so our residential broadband users see the same benefit as our 
> on-campus
>        users.
> 
> 7. Clean up the http://multicast.internet2.edu web site.
> 
> 8. Invent the multicast killer app:-)
> 
> 
> Thanks.
> /a
> 

Regards
Marshall