Re: can ssm and non-ssm colide ?

[Ross Finlayson <finlayson@live.com>]

At 12:18 PM 11/23/00, Jaiwant Mulik wrote:
>What again is ISM (I know SSM) ?

The term "ISM" ("Internet Standard Multicast") describes the current IP 
multicast model, in which joins are done to multicast group addresses only, 
and packets are received regardless of the sender.

By the way, I have to say that I dislike the term "ISM".  It's misleading, 
because SSM is likely to also be a standard someday.

Instead, I'd like to suggest the term "Source-Independent Multicast" 
("SIM").  This is not only more descriptive, but also more contrasts better 
with "Source-Specific Multicast".

         Ross.