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multicast control
Figure 3a: This shows the addition of video conferencing on a separate HP Procurve Switch GL
10/100-TX Module in the upper left of the network presented in figure 2a above.
With the increased use of video conferencing for net meetings, webinars, and multimedia
classroom training, multicast traffic control is also a requirement (see Figure 3a above).
Multicast controls such as IGMP have been widely used for this purpose.
of multicast controls is a function not only of the network infrastructure, but also the application
software.
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Proper implementation of both is required to take full advantage of these methods.