In packet switching architectures, multicast transmission to two or more ports is inherent to the forwarding mechanics of certain protocols while strictly operational necessities in others. For ...

The use of IP for audio and broadcast transport applications has gained increasing attention as the quality of service (QoS) of packet switched networks continually improves. The lure of reduced costs ...

AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 15, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- From market trading data distribution to Internet Protocol television (IPTV) to online education, use of multicast routing is growing but the ability to ...

In this article I explain how the Linux kernel manages multicast traffic and how it is possible to interact with it by simply patching some kernel code. Although this is a rather specific topic, it ...