Virtual Enterprises and IP Multicast Technology
Zheng Hui-song · Journal of Nanjing Institute of Posts and Telecommunications · 2001
Putting the information process of virtual enterprises into embodiment,the auther analyzes their communication requirements and proposes that it should be considered to employ IP multicast technology,the fourth Internet addressing mechanism,in the virtual enterprises communication.Formation of a virtual enterprise is on other than the formation of a multicast group in Internet.Finally,diffculties of IP multicast in virtual enterprises on WAN and the tendency of WAN multicast protocols development are discussed.