Re: multicast senders behind an IGMP Proxy

On Jun 21, 2007, at 5:18 PM, Dan Wing wrote:

>  Concrete examples of generating
> multicast within a home network include:
>
>  * sending audio to all of your IP-enabled speakers distributed
>    throughout your house,
>  * IP-enabled intercom system,
>  * HD video to multiple telvision sets (kitchen and living room).
>

I have a difficult time imagining a home network that would have to
be subnetted.

And although I can imagine 2 HDTVs watching the same channel sometimes,
I don't believe it will happen often enough that there would be any
BW saving inside one's home.