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 ...

The impact of video data on an IT network is a common concern. Selecting the proper data transmission techniques can assist and play a major role in managing video on the network. Two data ...

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 ...

Data streaming applications are faced with the increasingly challenging task of monitoring their network’s health in real time, drawing upon diverse and voluminous measurement data feeds and ...

TIM, the Italian telco, is testing multicast signal distribution over satellite to offer its customers high quality, live streaming – even in the country’s most remote areas. The testing, delivered ...

Telecom Italia (TIM) has joined forces with Eutelsat and Broadpeak to trial multicast signal distribution over satellite. The trial employed the TIMVision box in Adaptative Bit Rate (ABR) multicast ...

Multicast communication in wireless networks enables the simultaneous delivery of identical content to multiple receivers, optimising spectrum use and energy consumption for applications such as live ...

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 ...