Broadcast like UDP with the reliability of TCP

Question

I\'m working on a .net solution that is run completely inside a single network. When users make a change to the system, I want to launch an announcement and have everyone else h

Answer 1

I think there are three options, broadly speaking:

1. Instead of broadcasting UDP, you could create an entity (a thread, process, server, service, or whatever the thing is that exists in your solution) that keeps a list of subscribers and sends unicast UDP messages to them.
2. Use UDP multicast, but you'll have to write some sort of mechanism that would take care of reliable delivery for you (i.e., retries, timeouts, etc). This also means you have to get a reply from your clients.
3. If you're not afraid of experimental transport protocols, you might look here for suggestions.,