Re: [ssm] Who uses SSM?

Tim Chown <tjc@ecs.soton.ac.uk> Wed, 17 November 2004 14:51 UTC

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From: Tim Chown <tjc@ecs.soton.ac.uk>
To: Marshall Eubanks <marshall.eubanks@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [ssm] Who uses SSM?
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On Wed, Nov 17, 2004 at 09:28:06AM -0500, Marshall Eubanks wrote:
> As far as I know, the users of SSM are a set of measure zero.
> 
> However, from time to time there are tests.
> 
> Compare
> http://netflow.internet2.edu/weekly/longit/ssm-octets.png
> with 
> http://netflow.internet2.edu/weekly/longit/multicast-octets.png
> 
> Pay attention to the scales on the Y axes.
> 
> I would love to hear of assertions that disprove the above.

We're using IPv6 SSM, as are a number of academic sites in Europe, currently
with the Mad-Flute reliable multicast file transfer protocol, but also
for some streaming.

This is not commercial, but we have commercial interest in pilots.

Tim

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