From: Daniel L. Golding (no email)
Date: Mon Jan 01 2001 - 12:21:53 EST
1) No
2) Check out the really excellent FAQ on the sprintlink web site
(www.sprintlink.net). Anycast RP is FAR superior to the auto-RP approach
descripted in the Cisco press book, which is now somewhat dated.
3) The MBone is legacy, and more or less deprecated. Find a multicast
savvy transit providers and use them instead. Set up MSDP and MBGP
peering with them.
Daniel Golding NetRail,Inc.
"Better to light a candle than to curse the darkness"
On Mon, 1 Jan 2001, Neil J. McRae wrote:
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> No but probably preferable, have a look at Cisco press book IP Multicasing
> volume 1.
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> Neil.
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> > Hello Nanog,
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> > We are developing a streaming video based application. Can someone tell me
> > whether
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> > (1) Multicasting is necessary for such an application
> > (2) How do we configure multicasting, and multicast (224.x.x.x) to Global IP
> > Conversion, on Cisco Routers. Some useful sites will be handy.
> > (3) What is the function of the MBone network, and whether it is required
> > for such a situation.
> >
> >
> > Deen
> > Sri Lanka Telecom
> > Internet
> >
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