IP multicasting is an important service, which will be provided bythe next generation Internet. A range of applications has emergedwhich take the advantage of multicast delivery. However, severalfactors currently hinder large-scale deployment of terrstrialmulticast services. It is particularly difficult to support deliveryto large groups of users. Satellites offer a natural way to extentmulticast service to reach this large number of users.
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