Operation Manual – Multicast Protocol
H3C S3610&S5510 Series Ethernet Switches
Chapter 1 Multicast Overview
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1.3.2 Multicast Protocols
Note:
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Generally, we refer to IP multicast working at the network layer as Layer 3 multicast
and the corresponding multicast protocols as Layer 3 multicast protocols, which
include IGMP/MLD, PIM/IPv6 PIM, and MSDP; we refer to IP multicast working at
the data link layer as Layer 2 multicast and the corresponding multicast protocols as
Layer 2 multicast protocols, which include IGMP Snooping/MLD Snooping, and
multicast VLAN/IPv6 multicast VLAN.
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IGMP Snooping, IGMP, multicast VLAN, PIM and MSDP are for IPv4, MLD
Snooping, MLD, IPv6 multicast VLAN, and IPv6 PIM are for IPv6.
This section provides only general descriptions about applications and functions of the
Layer 2 and Layer 3 multicast protocols in a network. For details of these protocols,
refer to the respective chapters.
I. Layer 3 multicast protocols
Layer 3 multicast protocols include multicast group management protocols and
multicast routing protocols.
describes where these multicast protocols are in
a network.
Figure 1-7
Positions of Layer 3 multicast protocols
1)
Multicast management protocols
Typically, the internet group management protocol (IGMP) or multicast listener
discovery protocol (MLD) is used between hosts and Layer 3 multicast devices directly