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Benefits of the multicast technology

The multicast technology offers great advantages to the success of some advanced applications. A few of these advantages are presented below.

optimized network performance:

The intelligent use of network resources avoids unnecessary flow replication. This way, an economy in terms of passing band is achieved through a better architecture to distribute the data.

support to distributed applications:

Multicast technology is directed towards distributed applications. Multimedia applications such as distance learning and videoconference can be used in the network in a measurable and effective way.

resource economy:

The cost of the network resources is reduced through the passing band economy in the links and the processing economy in servers and network equipment. New applications and services can be implanted, without requiring the renovation of network resources.

scalability:

The effective use of the network and the reduction of the load in traffic sources permit services and applications to be accessed by a great number of participants. Consequently, services that run on multicast can be easily dimensioned, distributing packages both to few and to a lot of receivers.

more network availability:

The economy of network resources associated to the reduction of the load in the applications and servers makes the network less susceptible to jams, and, therefore, more available to be used.