Re: Broadcast television in an IP world

[Masataka Ohta <mohta () necom830 hpcl titech ac jp>]

On 2017/11/21 4:22, William Herrin wrote:

> > Does multicast have any future?

Combined with bandwidth guarantee or prioritization, yes.

> We're somehow going to beef up the routers to allow non-paying third
> parties to fine-tune down to the video stream? Not happening.

It is merely that third parties should pay ISPs offering multicast
service for them. Amount of payment should be proportional to
bandwidth used and area covered.

                                                Masataka Ohta