This chapter discusses the special use of multicasts and the protocols required to distribute multicasts throughout an internetwork. Multicasting enables a packet to ...

swXtch.io is introducing a new on-prem networking solution that applies the company’s cloud networking innovations to foundational SDI and IP media workflows. Globally debuting at IBC 2025, (RAI ...

Going beyond traditional SNMP and CLI pollers, Multicast Explorer collects and analyzes all IGP routing announcements in real time using a passive technique as well as data collection methods ...

Tegna has moved deeper into the quirky but active media realm of multicasting, announcing the launch of adventure and exploration network Quest, a partnership with multicast specialist Cooper Media.

Internet protocol (IP) multicast technology has matured quite a bit since it was first deployed in the late 1990s. Multicast-enabled applications such as webinars, video/audio conferences, Internet ...

This blog continues Cisco’s IP for Broadcasters blog series where we explore topics of interest to media companies and broadcasters that are transforming their strategy, network and capabilities. The ...

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 ...

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 ...

Local TV station giant Tegna is paying $77 million in cash for control of the Justice Network and Quest, two fairly recent additions to the vibrant multicast sector. In the deal, Tegna is acquiring ...

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 ...