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Does multicast see any actual use? I was under the impression that while it's theoretically great for a live video stream, nobody ever actually uses it.
by JimboOmega 11y ago
Does multicast see any actual use? I was under the impression that while it's theoretically great for a live video stream, nobody ever actually uses it.
- jon-wood 11y agoThe last time I checked a few UK TV channels were doing multicast streaming, but none of the big ISPs actually supported it. I have no idea what's involved in making it work but I find it really sad that it's not used more.
- jon-wood 11y agoOut of curiosity I dug into this a bit more. The BBC's multicast trial (which has been a trial for at least ten years now) is still running, but I assume at this point isn't going anywhere. However BT (one of the big ISPs) uses multicast to deliver their TV service, so I assume BT their connections are capable of receiving multicasts if properly configured.