Network Working Group P. Bagnall
Request for Comments: 2729 R. Briscoe
Category: Informational A. Poppitt
BT
December 1999
Taxonomy of Communication Requirements
for Large-scale Multicast Applications
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not specify an Internet standard of any kind. Distribution of this
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Abstract
The intention of this memo is to define a classification system for
the communication requirements of any large-scale multicast
application (LSMA). It is very unlikely one protocol can achieve a
compromise between the diverse requirements of all the parties
involved in any LSMA. It is therefore necessary to understand the
worst-case scenarios in order to minimize the range of protocols
needed. Dynamic protocol adaptation is likely to be necessary which
will require logic to map particular combinations of requirements to
particular mechanisms. Standardizing the way that applications
define their requirements is a necessary step towards this.
Classification is a first step towards standardization.
Bagnall, et al. Informational