Network coding represents a paradigm shift in data transmission, whereby intermediate nodes within a network combine incoming data streams using algebraic operations before forwarding them. This ...

DO YOU KNOW the difference between IP broadcast and multicast? When is it appropriate to use multicasting for network video transmission? This month’s column is a quick tutorial on the basic methods ...

Tegna has moved deeper into the quirky but active media realm of multicasting, announcing the launch of adventure and exploration network Quest, a partnership with multicast specialist Cooper Media.

As data center managers consolidate and virtualize their servers, the next order of business becomes moving all that traffic. Enter top-of-rack data center switches that offer speed, scalability, ...

Once upon a time, layer-2 unicast performance tests would have produced by far the most important results, but that’s changed. Measuring unicast throughput on all ports, once considered the acid test ...

The new name is part of a plan to position the network as an alternative to traditional sitcom-based multicast networks. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...

Disaster struck Attachmate's network about a year ago when the software vendor's marketing department tried to solve its monthly meeting problem without consulting the IT department. "They brought in ...

Multicast switching isn’t the flashiest subject to talk about in a world rippling with high-speed technology developments, but it’s an important one that AV professionals would be remiss to overlook ...