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Address block
Description
group addresses. A packet destined for an address in this
block will not be forwarded beyond the local subnet regardless
of the TTL value in the IP header.
224.0.1.0 to 238.255.255.255
Globally scoped group addresses. This block includes the
following types of designated group addresses:
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232.0.0.0/8
—SSM group addresses.
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233.0.0.0/8
—Glop group addresses.
239.0.0.0 to 239.255.255.255
Administratively scoped multicast addresses. These
addresses are considered locally unique rather than globally
unique. You can reuse them in domains administered by
different organizations without causing conflicts. For more
information, see RFC 2365.
NOTE:
"Glop" is a mechanism for assigning multicast addresses between different ASs. By filling an
AS number into the middle two bytes of 233.0.0.0, you get 255 multicast addresses for that AS.
For more information, see RFC 2770.
Table 3 Common permanent multicast group addresses
Address Description
224.0.0.1
All systems on this subnet, including hosts and routers.
224.0.0.2
All multicast routers on this subnet.
224.0.0.3 Unassigned.
224.0.0.4 DVMRP
routers.
224.0.0.5 OSPF
routers.
224.0.0.6
OSPF designated routers and backup designated routers.
224.0.0.7
Shared Tree (ST) routers.
224.0.0.8 ST
hosts.
224.0.0.9 RIPv2
routers.
224.0.0.11 Mobile
agents.
224.0.0.12
DHCP server/relay agent.
224.0.0.13
All Protocol Independent Multicast (PIM) routers.
224.0.0.14 RSVP
encapsulation.
224.0.0.15
All Core-Based Tree (CBT) routers.
224.0.0.16 Designated
SBM.
224.0.0.17 All
SBMs.
224.0.0.18 VRRP.
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IPv6 multicast addresses:
