A point-to-point networking model in which a packet is duplicated for each address that needs to receive it. See also multicast.
Unidirectional Hypertext Transfer Protocol
(UHTTP) A protocol designed to deliver data in a one-way-only environment such as IPmulticasting. The UHTTP protocol has mechanisms for forward error correction and for the reordering of packets upon arrival at a broadcast client. ATVEF-compliant enhanced television broadcasts use UHTTP for resource transfers.
(UDP/IP) A networking protocol used to send large unidirectional packets across interconnected networks made up of computers with diverse hardware architectures and operating systems. The UDP portion of the protocol, a networking layer above IP, is used to send unidirectional packets of up to 64 kilobytes in size and includes standards for routing data within a single computer so it reaches the correct client application. The IP portion of the protocol includes standards for how computers communicate and conventions for connecting networks and routing traffic. See alsoTransmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol.