IP Multicast evolution in IETF
• SSM now flavour of month (lots of ISPs
“about to deploy”)
– sing source matches most compelling
applications extant (multisource apps can use
multiple ssm groups, or a server (hopefully
fault tolerant/dual redundent - e.g. game)
• Works well with interdomain (lose
BGMP/MASC rubbish:-) and with
emerging RMT solutions