Multicast Routing Flashcards
1
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IGMB
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Internet group management protocol - Used by clients and routers to let routers know which interfaces have multicast receivers and allows clients to join a multicast group
2
Q
3 Varients of IGMP
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IGMPv1
IGMPv2
IGMPv3
3
Q
IGMPv1
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Client requests joining the group an is asked every 60 seconds if it wants to remain in the group
4
Q
IGMPv2
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Client can send a leave message to exit multicast group
5
Q
IGMPv3
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Client can request multicast only from specific server
Called Source specific multicast SSM
Allows multiple video streams to single multicast
6
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PIM
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Protocol Independent Multicast - Routes Multicast traffic between multicast enabled routers. Multicast routing protocol forms a multicast distribution tree
