| Martin Bauer
| creator |
Coschurba, Peter
| | Bauer, Martin
| | date |
2001-09
| | | | description |
If we look at the means of communication that human beings use, we
find that there are different categories of how we determine the
receiver of a message. If we speak, everyone who is at the same
location will get the message. If we write a letter, we address
someone specific and only that person will get the message. Finally,
if we publish something, then everyone who is interested in it can
get that information. These ways of communication are also reflected
in the Internet. We can send messages to a specific receiver using
unicast. If we use multicast, everyone who is interested in the
information can tune into the group and receive the messages.
Finally, as an equivalent to speech, which is a location-specific
way of communication, we find GeoCast.
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