Cisco Systems Inc and Intel Corp are claiming a major advance in the delivery of high quality multimedia over the internet, with the release of technology for internet infrastructure and personal computer clients that use IP Multicast, Resource Reservation Protocol, RSVP and Real-Time Transport Protocol, RTP specifications to address bandwidth and latency issues. Cisco is launching a new version of the Cisco Internetwork Operating System that offers IP Multicast, RSVP and RTP, while Intel is providing PC-RSVP, software that enables servers and personal computer clients to take advantage of Cisco’s upgraded infrastructure to deliver high quality networked multimedia.
