Network Working Group M. Luby
Request for Comments: 3451 Digital Fountain
Category: Experimental J. Gemmell
Microsoft
L. Vicisano
Cisco
L. Rizzo
Univ. Pisa
M. Handley
ICIR
J. Crowcroft
Cambridge Univ.
December 2002
Layered Coding Transport (LCT) Building Block
Status of this Memo
This memo defines an Experimental Protocol for the Internet
community. It does not specify an Internet standard of any kind.
Discussion and suggestions for improvement are requested.
Distribution of this memo is unlimited.
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Abstract
Layered Coding Transport (LCT) provides transport level support for
reliable content delivery and stream delivery protocols. LCT is
specifically designed to support protocols using IP multicast, but
also provides support to protocols that use unicast. LCT is
compatible with congestion control that provides multiple rate
delivery to receivers and is also compatible with coding techniques
that provide reliable delivery of content.
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