We’ve heard a good deal about the amount of bandwidth that video demands from the network. IP multicasting is a method to reduce that demand. In some cases, it can be rather complex to implement.

Multicasting (and broadcasting which is also discussed in this article) provides a means to direct a single packet to more than one host. Special addresses are defined for this purpose and are handled ...

DO YOU KNOW the difference between IP broadcast and multicast? When is it appropriate to use multicasting for network video transmission? This month’s column is a quick tutorial on the basic methods ...

One minor inconvenience in writing about the worlds of video and data communications is the large amount of overlap between terminologies. Network means something completely different to a television ...

There is quite rightly much focus on what can be done to help make streaming more sustainable. However, if we wait for a spectacular solution that solves everything and reduces emissions to almost ...

IP Multicast is a bandwidth-efficient method for broadcasting data, in particular streaming audio and video, across a network. In this primer we’ll discuss how IP Multicasts works, its pros and cons, ...

IP multicasting is an efficient way to deliver feeds, but it also poses a number of security risks. By Tobias Christen, senior vice-president, Stonesoft Corp. Using an IP network for the real-time ...

NXG Platform with IP Multicast and OTT Unicast Significantly Reduces Operating Cost, Space and Time when SMB's Upgrade their IP Video Offerings OLD BRIDGE, NJ / ACCESSWIRE / June 16, 2021 / Blonder ...

The Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications clearly stated their intention to promote retransmission of terrestrial digital broadcasts via IP multicast in the second interim report compiled by ...