All things related to multicast

[Shane Godmere <>]

Laurence Kirchmeier wrote:
> We are trying to track down a multicast issue on our network with a 
> multicast stream that we are receiving from OSTN.
>     Could you take a moment to tune into http://watch.ostn.tv and see 
> what the video quality is like.  All you have to do is enter the URL 
> into a browser and the videofurnace java client will autoamatically be 
> downloaded.
>     We are getting a very choppy feed here at Merit in a couple of 
> locations across the state and I am wondering whether this is a Merit 
> issue or something more widespread with the multicast stream from OSTN.
Our cable system feed (VF STB) and PC clients for OSTN are a little 
choppy up here at MTU.  (but this is also on the Merit network)  Getting 
a little packet loss on Conn College and TA3 too so there may be a 
common bottleneck.  All three were good sources in the recent past.

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Shane Allan Godmere
Senior Telecommunications Engineer II
Michigan Technological University
1400 Townsend Dr.  EERC-B30
Houghton, MI 49931