[ih] Evolution of Internet audio and video

Karl Auerbach karl at iwl.com
Mon Sep 29 20:10:47 PDT 2025


Yes, it was Hugh Holbrook.  I had forgotten the name but I did remember 
the 'H's.  Thanks for the clarification (and the giving of credit where 
credit is due.)

         --karl--

On 9/29/25 7:12 PM, Michael Greenwald via Internet-history wrote:
> I am pretty sure that student of David Cheriton you are referring to 
> was Hugh Holbrook.
>
> On 9/29/25 6:51 PM, Karl Auerbach via Internet-history wrote:
>> That problem was significantly reduced when one of Dave Cheriton's 
>> students came up with the idea to do single-source multicast. This 
>> changed the original multiple-source IP multicast into something far 
>> more manageable and stable.  But I have not seen it used much in 
>> commercial products, nor do I know how well supported it is in 
>> routers and edge devices.
>>


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