Multicast routing/Related Articles

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Parent topics

• Routing [r]: The process of receiving a packet on one interface of a router, validating the packet and forwarding it out the appropriate interface. ^[e]
  • Control plane [r]: Add brief definition or description
  • Forwarding plane [r]: Add brief definition or description
• Multicasting [r]: In networking, the transmission of a piece of information such that its destination address is recognized by multiple targets of a multicast group. Broadcasting is a special case of the multicast group, when the group contains all addresses. ^[e]

Subtopics

Interior routing

• Interior Gateway Multicast Protocol [r]: Add brief definition or description
  • IGMP snooping [r]: Add brief definition or description
• Device-independent Multicast Routing Protocol [r]: Add brief definition or description
• Protocol-Independent Multicast [r]: Add brief definition or description

Exterior routing

• Inter-Domain Multicast Routing [r]: Add brief definition or description