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The MBONE is a network on top of the Internet that natively supports [[multicast]]. Most endusers of the Internet are not connected to this backbone of the Internet. A lot of Universities and research centers are. The Network is mostly used for Internet Telephony and broadcasting of video streams.

See also:
[http://wwwtlc.iet.unipi.it/mirrors/mbone/what-is-mbone.html|short description] (cache)
[http://www.live.com/mbone/|MBONE usage tips] (cache)