Cisco Systems 8600 Series manual BME Multicasting, Introduction

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BME Multicasting

This chapter contains an overview of multicasting and a description of the BME card used on the BPX switch for multicasting.

This chapter contains the following:

Introduction

Standards

Multicasting Benefits

Multicasting Overview

Connection Management Criteria

Connection Management with Cisco StrataView Plus

BME Operation

Alarms

Hot Standby Backup

Configuration

Connection Diagnostics

List of Terms

Related Documents

Configuration Management

Introduction

The BME provides multicast services in the BPX switch. It is used in conjunction with a two-port OC-12 backcard.

Multicasting point-to-multipoint services meets the demands of users requiring virtual circuit replication of data (frame relay and ATM) performed within the network. Some examples of functions benefiting from multicasting are:

Retail — point-of-sale updates

Router topology updates

Desktop multimedia

Video conferencing

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