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Multicast Queries

  • From: taddy@cc.gatech.edu (Rajesh Talpade)
  • Date: Mon, 8 Jul 1996 11:48:33 -0400 (EDT)
  • Cc: ion@nexen.com

Hi

> I can understand the performance benefits of having different subsets
> of senders transmitting to different MCSs.  However, I was wondering if
> anyone could explain to me the benefits of having different MCSs serve
> different subsets of receivers of a particular multicast group.  I can
> see there may be some benefit if one subset of receivers is 'near' one
> MCS and another subset is 'near' another MCS.  However, I would think this
> benefit is highly dependent on the relative proximity of senders to the
> MCSs. Are there other advantages I am missing?

Another point is using each MCS for differing QOS, thus allocating receivers
to MCSs depending on the QOS desired by the receiver. 


ciao.
Rajesh.




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