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13: IP M
ULTICAST
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OUTING
IP Multicast
Overview
The easiest way to begin to understand multicasting is to compare it
against two other address types and their communication models.
Unicast Model
A
unicast
address is designed to transmit a packet from a source to a
single destination. Unicast transmissions are for
one-to-one
communication. If multiple users need to receive the same
communication, the source operating in unicast mode generates and
sends each copy separately.
Broadcast Model
A
broadcast
address is used to send a datagram from a source to multiple
destinations — an entire subnetwork, for example. Broadcast
transmissions produce
one-to-many
communication, but some of the
receivers may not want or need to receive the communication.
Multicast Model
A
multicast
address is used for
one-to-many
and
many-to-many
communication in an environment where users and network devices
either explicitly or implicitly communicate their desire to receive the
communication.
In contrast to unicast, a source that uses IP multicast generates and sends
only
one
copy of the information that is desired by multiple receivers. At
point where the delivery path that reaches group members diverges,
network devices replicate and forward the packets. This approach makes
efficient use of both source processing power and network bandwidth.
When using the Internet Protocol (IP) as the basis for multicast
communication, the requests for and delivery of the communication is
fundamentally controlled by referencing certain IP addresses or their
MAC-based equivalents. These addresses are called group addresses or
groups
and hosts that reference these addresses are called
group
members.
IP multicast group members can be scattered across multiple
subnetworks; thus, successful transmission from a source to group
members can occur within a campus LAN, a MAN, or over a WAN.
As an extension to the standard IP network-level protocol, IP multicast
was first defined in 1985 in RFC 966. Certain other protocols are used to
support IP multicast processes. These are explained later in this chapter.
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