UFTP
| Developer(s) | Dennis Bush |
|---|---|
| Initial release | July 6, 2001 |
| Stable release | 4.9.8
/ August 29, 2018 |
| Type | File transfer (multicast) |
| License | GPL; commercial use requires a purchased license |
| Website | uftp-multicast |
The UDP-based File Transfer Protocol (UFTP) is a communication protocol designed to transfer files to multiple recipients.Cite error: The <ref> tag has too many names (see the help page). To accomplish this, UFTP multicasts the files to recipients via the User Datagram Protocol (UDP). The reference implementation of UFTP is open-source software distributed under the GNU General Public License for non-commercial use.[1] The author of UFTP and its reference protocol is Dennis Bush.[2]
UFTP can perform effectively in a wide area network with high network delay, as well as in communication satellite transmissions.Cite error: The <ref> tag has too many names (see the help page).
Bush published a pre-release version of UFTP on July 6, 2001. After two more intermediate releases, version 1.0 was published on December 17, 2002.[3] He based UFTP on the Multicast File Transfer Protocol (MFTP), which was designed and developed at Starburst Communications.[4][5] In 1997 and 1998, Starburst had submitted drafts of the MFTP specification to the Internet Engineering Task Force, with a view to promoting adoption of the protocol.[6][7] Starburst later sold MFTP, along with their Omnicast file distribution software, to the Fantastic Corporation.[8] Stratacache, a digital signage company in the United States, announced in February 2004 that they had purchased the property from Fantastic.[9]
See also
References
- ^ Bush, Dennis. "UFTP - Encrypted UDP based FTP with multicast". uftp-multicast.sourceforge.net. Dennis Bush. Retrieved 2018-03-05 – via SourceForge.
- ^ "Encrypted UDP based FTP with multicast (UFTP)". Wireshark Wiki. Retrieved 2018-03-05.
- ^ Bush, Dennis. "Changes". uftp-multicast.sourceforge.net. Dennis Bush. Retrieved 2018-03-09 – via SourceForge.
- ^ Bush, Dennis. "UFTP - UDP based FTP with multicast". UFTP homepage. Archived from the original on 2001-10-08. Retrieved 2018-03-09.
- ^ United States patent 7710961, C. Kenneth Miller, Thomas Andresen, Thomas Gardner, Craig Michelson, Kenneth Cates, Marc White, Kary Robertson, "System and method for sending packets over a computer network", issued 20 December 2011, assigned to Darby and Mohaine LLC
- ^ Miller, Kenneth; Robertson, Kary; Tweedly, Alex; White, Marc (1997). StarBurst Multicast File Transfer Protocol (MFTP) Specification. IETF. p. 1. I-D draft-miller-mftp-spec-00. Retrieved 2018-03-09.
{{citation}}: Unknown parameter|month=ignored (help) - ^ Miller, Kenneth; Robertson, Kary; Tweedly, Alex; White, Marc (1998). StarBurst Multicast File Transfer Protocol (MFTP) Specification. IETF. p. 1. I-D draft-miller-mftp-spec-03. Retrieved 2018-03-09.
{{citation}}: Unknown parameter|month=ignored (help) - ^ "MFTP Trademark Information". Bizapedia. Retrieved 2018-03-09.
- ^ "Stratacache acquires OmniCast Dispatcher Product Lineand Business Unit from The Fantastic Corporation" (Press release). Dayton. February 4, 2004. Archived from the original on 2004-12-12. Retrieved 2018-03-09.
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Further reading
- Caron, Chris (1 October 2014). "UFTP: Mass File Distribution Using Multicasting". nuxref.com. Chris Caron.
- Scott, Andrew E. "Wi-Fi Test Results". aes.id.au. Andrew E. Scott.
- Miller, Kenneth; Robertson, Kary; Tweedly, Alex; White, Mac (1998). StarBurst Multicast File Transfer Protocol (MFTP) Specification. IETF. I-D draft-miller-mftp-spec-03.
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