Multicast Flashcards
What is the purpose of multicast
To send traffic throughout the network to many receivers on a one-to-many model.
Why use multicast over unicast or broadcast traffic when sending from one source to many receivers
AS with unicast each receiver will need its own traffic stream and broadcast will send the traffic to every host regardless of whether that host wants to receive or not. Both unicast and broadcast will use A LOT of bandwidth in this case. therefore using multicast preserves bandwidth and system resources.
What protocols does multicast require for its operation
IGMP and PIM.
What is the reserved range for multicast address’
224.0.0.0 - 239.255.255.255 Class D address
What is the ‘administratively scoped’ block of the multicast range address and purpose
239.0.0.0 to 239.255.255.255. the purpose is similar to private addressing (RFC1918) and is limited to a single organisation.
What are the ‘local’ and ‘internetwork’ control block multicast address ranges and purpose.
Local control block: Used for multicast protocol traffic within a broadcast domain. e.g. OPSF,EIGRP,RIP & PIM routers
Internetwork control block: Used for multicast protocol traffic that leaves the broadcast domain. e.g. NTP, cisco RP announce/discovery.
What are the well-known multicast address’
224.0.0.0 - Base address
224.0.0.1 - All hosts on subnet
224.0.0.2 - All routers
224.0.0.5 - OSPF routers
224.0.0.6 - OSPF DR routers
224.0.0.9 - RIP
224.0.0.10 - EIGRP
224.0.0.13 - PIM routers
224.0.0.18 - VRRP
224.0.0.22 - IGMP
224.0.0.102 - HSRPv2 & GLBP
224.0.1.1 - NTP
224.0.1.39 - Cisco RP announce
224.0.1.40 - Cisco RP discovery
What is the purpose of a multicast MAC address and how is it Identified
Each group address has a MAC address starting 01:00:5E, the first 25 bits are fixed. The group gets a multicast MAC to avoid having to alter packets.
What is IGMP and what is the purpose of the protocol
Internet Group Management Protocol (IGMP) is a protocol used by multicast receivers to join a multicast group and start receiving traffic from the group.
What IP protocol number is IGMP
IP protocol number 2
For IGMP to work, where must the protocol be supported
The receiver
the interface of the router facing the receiver
When a receiver wants to join a multicast group the receiver will send an IGMP join to the router. if the router does not have IMGP enabled the packet is discarded.
True or False
True.
What is the official term used for an IGMP join
IGMP version 2 membership report
What is the difference between IGMP version 1,2 & 3
Version2 allowed the receiver to leave the multicast group
Version 3 allowed source specific multicast (SSM) which allow the receiver to pick the source they receive the traffic from.
What are the different message types used in IGMP
version 2 membership report: same as IGMP join
version 1 membership report: allows backward compatibility with version 1
version 2 leave group: Allows receiver to leave group
General membership query: periodically sent to all hosts to see if any hosts are attached to the subnet
Group specific query: sent in response to a leave request to check if any other hosts on the subnet want to receive the multicast traffic. If no answer then IGMP state is stopped for that subnet.