All things related to multicast

[Frank Fulchiero <>]

On Apr 1, 2008, at 4:20 PM, Marc Manthey wrote:

> Hello Frank , all
> thanks for your great  efforts in multicast research and testing,

I hope the "thanks for your great efforts...." was referring to "all"  
and not "Frank"!

I am just trying hard to get our little streams going, promoted, and  
easier to find. What we are doing is small potatoes in comparison to  
what others have done, are doing and planning. Currently we only have  
10 mbps devoted to I2 multicast activities, thus the rationale of  
going from MPEG2 to the more efficient H.264 codec: twice as many  
streams.

Higher bandwidth opens up more doors: HD, DVTS, etc., but the 10 mbps  
is more than enough for several SD projects, so I am not squawking  
about not having enough bandwidth. The challenge is how to best use  
it. Once the "higher ups" see that the uses benefit the college, we  
will be able to justifiably request more. I think there are other  
higher ed institutions in the same situation, where every budget item  
has to be used and justified.

We are doing what we can with our available resources and time, and  
there are other "little guys" in the same boat. Something about a  
rising tide lifts all boats....

Cheers, Frank