All things related to multicast

[Tim Chown <>]

Well, companies like INUK are relying on multicast support in campuses
(in particular Halls networks) here in the UK for their IPTV services.

Yes the JANET core and regional networks are pretty much all there.
Support in campuses is varied however.

I believe INUK's model is that they offer

a) Free-to-air channels
b) Pay channels (10GBP/mo)
c) VoD (unicast), where universities can supply VoD content

I assume they then hope the students who use their IPTV services
in Halls (http://www.freewiretv.com/) at a cheap rate subscribe to their
residential broadband service when they graduate.

How much of the residential service uses multicast, if any, I don't know.

Tim

On Fri, May 09, 2008 at 09:43:46AM -0400, Marshall Eubanks wrote:
> That is good to know. I specifically spoke to people from continental  
> Europe about this, and of course in the UK things can be different.
> 
> This document
> 
> http://www.ja.net/documents/publications/reports/janet-report/report2006.pdf
> 
> claims
> 
> The new JANET
> network will link19 Regional Networks across the UK
> and support a potential user base of over18 million.
> 
> That seems like a lot of students so presumably they are counting  
> others.
> 
> Marshall
> 
> 
> On May 9, 2008, at 9:31 AM, Gary Parker wrote:
> 
> >
> >On 9 May 2008, at 14:18, Marshall Eubanks wrote:
> >
> >>Abroad, things are not as good, as I found that in Europe it was  
> >>not common for Universities to provide Internet access to students  
> >>in their dormitories, as that was viewed as something that they  
> >>have to pay for from local providers if they want it. I do not know  
> >>if that has changed, or not. Clearly there is office access.
> >
> >I don't know about the rest of Europe but in the UK, at least,  
> >Internet access in halls of residence is available at pretty much  
> >every institution. JANET is, of course, mulitcast enabled and as  
> >IPTV retransmission of broadcast TV is really starting to take off  
> >over here multicast functionality is also very common on campus and  
> >in hallnets.
> >
> >I'm not sure how many students we have across the UK in Halls, maybe  
> >someone on the list from JANET could wizard up the relevant stats?
> >
> >Gary
> 

-- 
Tim