Abstract:
Marc Andreesen, Sr. V.P. of Netscape Communications, predicted that
web netcasting is the next technology advancement for web
browsers.  Come to this seminar to understand why:

1. Introduction:  
    - The benefits of IP Multicasting and Web Netcasting

2. The Protocols:
    - Difference for Multicast capabilities on Host vs. that on Router
      Class D Addressing
    - IGMP:  Internet Group Membership Protocol
    - DVMRP:  Distance Vector Multicast Routing Protocol truncating,
      pruning and grafting
    - MOSPF:  Multicast OSPF
    - PIM:  Protocol Independent Multicasting
    - IP Tunnels
    - Congestion Control in Multicasting
    - Status of various Multicasting Protocol Standards Netcasting

3.  The Applications
    - Mbone:  Multicast Backbone
    - Puslish and Subscribe model by TIBCO and other vendors
    - IPMI:  IP Multicast Initiative
    - Web Browser

4.  To find more information on IP Multicast
    - Books
    - RFCs
    - Internet Drafts
    - Papers
    - Web Sites
	Mbone:  http://www.mbone.com/techinfo/
	Publish and Subscribe:  http://www.tibco.com/
	IPMI:  http://www.stardust.com/ipmulticast

Presenter:    David Zhou
David Zhou is a Senior Engineer at the Boston Engineering Office
of NetEdge Systems.  Prior to joining NetEdge Systems, he worked at
Bay Networks where he participated in product development, including
network management and ATM LAN Emulation protocol software.  David
received a BS in Computer Science and Engineering from Shanghai Jiao
Tong University, and an MS in Computer and Information Science from
Umass Dartmouth.

Date and Time:
-- February 22, 1997, Saturday
-- 10:00 am - 12:00 pm

Location:
-- Main Hall of the Greater Boston Chinese Cultural Association
-- (GBCCA, see directions below)

Admission Fee:
-- No charges for NECINA Members 
-- $5.00 admission fee for non-members of NECINA
-- (NECINA Membership fee is $10.00)

GBCCA Address:
-- 437 Cherry Street,  West Newton, MA.

Directions to GBCCA:
-- Take Route 128, then take Route 16 East Exit. 
-- About 2 miles, you will pass the overpass of Mass Pike.
   The first light after the overpass will be Cherry Street.
-- Turn left onto Cherry Street, immediately  turn left to
   the parking lot. GBCCA center is the 2 story brick building
   next to the parking lot.