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        RFC 2149:

        Title:      Multicast Server Architectures for MARS-based 
                    ATM multicasting
        Author:     R. Talpade, M. Ammar
        Date:       May 1997
        Mailbox:    taddy@cc.gatech.edu, ammar@cc.gatech.edu
        Pages:      18
        Characters: 42007
        Updates/Obsoletes: None


        URL:        ftp://ds.internic.net/rfc/rfc2149.txt


Two basic approaches exist for the intra-subnet (intra-cluster)
multicasting of IP packets.  One makes use of a mesh of point to
multipoint VCs (the 'VC Mesh' approach), while the other uses a shared
point to multipoint tree rooted on a Multicast Server (MCS).  This
memo provides details on the design and implementation of an MCS,
building on the core mechanisms defined in RFC 2022.  It also provides
a mechanism for using multiple MCSs per group for providing fault
tolerance. This document is the product of the Internetworking Over
NBMA Working Group of the IETF.

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Joyce K. Reynolds and Mary Kennedy
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