Definitions
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- adjective computing, networking Being the
transmission of messages to a single destinationhost on apacket switching network. - verb computing, networking To
transmit in this manner.
Etymologies
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Examples
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This ability to make multiple copies of a packet is called multicast, and it occupies territory between broadcasts, which go to everyone, and regular communications called unicast, which go to only one recipient.
Ars Technica iljitsch.vanbeijnum@arstechnica.com (Iljitsch van 2011
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Broadcast network: one to all - Multicast network: one to many - Point-to-point (also called unicast) network: one to one 12
Recently Uploaded Slideshows networkingcentral@slideshare.net(networkingcentral 2010
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This mechanism is known as unicast flood protection.
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Broadcasters have been emphasizing to the FCC that broadcasting is still the most efficient way to deliver live video to a large audience, as using wireless broadband "unicast" connections to stream live video to cellphones would hog bandwidth and eventually crash cellular networks.
C - Advertising News 2010
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Samsung VP John Godfrey said he believes the FCC is "taking a comprehensive look" at the overall spectrum picture, and that the commission understands the different bandwidth considerations involved in sending video through "unicast," or one-to-one, distribution systems such as wireless broadband, and "multicast," or one-to-many, systems like mobile DTV.
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Broadcasters have been emphasizing to the FCC that broadcasting is still the most efficient way to deliver live video to a large audience, as using wireless broadband "unicast" connections to stream live video to cellphones would hog bandwidth and eventually crash cellular networks.
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Broadcasters have been emphasizing to the FCC that broadcasting is still the most efficient way to deliver live video to a large audience, as using wireless broadband "unicast" connections to stream live video to cellphones would hog bandwidth and eventually crash cellular networks.
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The networks are also designed to be "unicast," which means signals are transmitted between a single sender and a single receiver.
CNET News.com 2009
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The rising complexity of scalability, multiple formats, multiple delivery options, such as unicast streaming, multicast streaming, and on-demand video distribution at various bit rates, are driving the market to choose specialized solutions from the market.
Newswire Today - Free Newswire - Press Releases Distribution 2009
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The rising complexity of scalability, multiple formats, multiple delivery options, such as unicast streaming, multicast streaming, and on-demand video distribution at various bit rates, are driving the market to choose specialized solutions from the market.
unknown title 2009
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