Multicast, a technique commonly used in networking systems, allows a given processing unit to send a single data stream to multiple destinations at the same time efficiently. Typically, the switch ...

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, ...

Several times over the years at Streaming Media I’ve been given free rein to indulge myself writing about my favorite of all topics in the streaming space: IP multicast. IP multicast offers ...

This content is provided by an external author without editing by Finextra. It expresses the views and opinions of the author. "In recent years, IP multicast has become the accepted protocol for broad ...

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 ...

Multicast switching isn’t the flashiest subject to talk about in a world rippling with high-speed technology developments, but it’s an important one that AV professionals would be remiss to overlook ...

With video conferencing becoming extremely popular in wired and wireless network, efficient utilization of the network bandwidth is important to achieve Quality of Service (QOS). Internet Protocol (IP ...

The Atlanta-headquartered networking firm swXtch.io is preparing for IBC2025 in Amsterdam by bringing to market a new on-prem networking product that applies the company’s cloud networking skills to ...

As viewers watch more streaming video content and cancel their cable/satellite subscriptions, broadcast stations have been doubling down on free ad supported over-the-air (OTA) television, a business ...

The Reliable Internet Stream Transport (RIST) Forum has added IP Multicast Authentication to the RIST Main Profile Specification (VSF TR-06-2). The upcoming TR-06-2:2022 will have a mechanism to ...