-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 AT&T has most/all of their backbone natively multicast enabled and will multicast enable customer access routers upon request. They do have a setup fee, but no monthly recurring fees. UUnet has two levels of multicast capabilities. Their "Basic" package is receive only and is free. Their "Gold" package is full send/receive, but they charge a ton for it. The basic package seems pretty useless to me. To join a multicast group, you have to be able to send to it, right? I have found that most sales reps don't know what multicast is, or why it is important to have. It also takes a few phone calls to get the right people to explain how their backbone is setup. If most customers would ask about and request multicast capabilites, we would probably see more carriers toutintg their multicast capabilities which would, in turn, generate more customer demand. You can't find any information about multicast on AT&T's website, yet they are fully multicast enabled. sheesh! === Tim ********************************************** Tim Winders, MCSE, CNE, CCNA Associate Dean of Information Technology South Plains College Levelland, TX 79336 Phone: 806-894-9611 x 2369 FAX: 806-894-1549 Email: TWinders@SPC.cc.tx.us ********************************************** On Sat, 9 Jun 2001, Deepak Jain wrote:
Don't know why I came across this, but I found a document on Sprintlink's site that says their entire backbone is multicast enabled, and they also peer with the MBONE for multicast traffic. They charge no fee for dedicated customers to be multicast-enabled.
Are any other major networks doing this? Or have I been living under a rock and _everyone_ is doing this now?
Thanks,
Deepak Jain AiNET
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