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This section concerns multicast tools. A summary is
provided along with web page pointers
to more detailed information. Review comments are also included when available.
This listing has not been actively maintained since 2004. These pages are made available for historical purposes.
Multicast Tools
| Tool | Input | Measurement | Output | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Active / passive | Functions | |||
| Mantra | Router | passive | traffic, route, session, topology | web pages |
| Mhealth | RTCP-Data, mtrace | active | traffic, route, session, location, duration, frequency of data loss | files, GUI |
| Mlisten | Session Announcements, RTCP data | active | session: join and leave stats, connection time characteristics, mcast tree size and characteristics | files, GUI |
| Mrouted | IGMP | active | traffic, route | text |
| Mtrace | multicast router traces, IGMP ext. | active | traffic, route, loss rates along links, mcast pkts/hop/sec | text |
| Multicast Beacon | packets | both | multicast session, traffic | Access Grid |
| MultiMON | TCPdump | passive | traffic, route | GUI |
| RM | Route Updates | passive | traffic, route, rates route stability | files |
| RTPmon | RTCP data | passive | traffic, route | GUI |
| SDR-Monitor | sdr-cache data | passive | session | files, GUI |
| SM | Session Announcements, RTCP data | passive | traffic, route, session | GUI |