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How are multicast wide area networks created?

April 26, 2017area Multicast Networks wide

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How are multicast wide area networks created?

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A. There are two principal ways to create multicast wide area networks today; using multicast frame relay or SMDS and a bridged network, and using multicast IP with a routed network. Q. How do they work and how do they differ? A. First, let us describe how multicast frame relay services work. The Frame Relay Forum in October, 1994 released the Multicast Implementation Agreement. This agreement describes three multicast configurations: “One-Way Multicast”, “Two-Way Multicast”, and “N-Way Multicast”. These configurations are shown in Figures 1a, 1b, and 1c.