4. Multicast transmission fundamentals
4.1 Multicast models
In a general sense, multicast defines a multipoint transmission mode that can be unidirectional or bidirectional. It is fundamentally based on the construction of distribution trees to establish two types of group communication.
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Multipoint to multipoint, or p to n type
This is the original IP multicast service model defined in RFC 1112. This model is now known as the ASM (Any Source Multicast) broadcast model, and allows broadcast groups with several active traffic sources. It is characterized by the following points:
a receiver simply joins a group without needing to know the identity of the source(s);
any...
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Multicast transmission fundamentals
IETF standards (RFC)
[RFC-1075] Distance Vector Multicast Routing Protocol, D. Waitzman, C. Partridge, S. Deering, November 1988.
[RFC-1112] Host Extensions for IP Multicasting, S. Deering, August 1989.
[RFC-1584] Multicast Extensions to OSPF, J. Moy, March 1994.
[RFC-2189] Core Based Trees (CBT version 2) Multicast Routing, A. Ballardie; September 1997....
Other references
Adresses multicast http://www.iana.org/assignments/multicast-addresses IPv4 permanentes
Adresses multicast http://www.iana.org/assignments/ipv6-multicast-addresses...
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