Network Engineering
Performance Monitoring For Multicast
The multicast Beacon from NLANR is a useful tool for monitoring the performance of a multicast session. To aid in detecting multicast connectivity problems between sites connected to the JANET network, a beacon server has been established in the JANET network capable of receiving reports from beacon clients operating in an open multicast group. The details about this server, including how to configure a beacon client to report to it, can be found on the JANET Multicast Beacon Server page.
Beacon software can be downloaded from the NLANR, which also contains general information concerning Beacon.
