Virginia Tech

Department of Computer Science

CS4254 Computer Network Architecture and Programming

Spring 2006

Homework 2 Honors (Total 30 pts)

Due on Thursday April 13^th, 2006

Write a report summarizing the current state of multicast deployment in the Internet. In addition, your report should provide a listing of some multicast tools currently available along with a brief description. Moreover, your report should include actual results from experimenting with 3 such tools. Furthermore, since IP multicast is not yet ubiquitous, your report should discuss practical available alternatives. Cite any references you consult.