Multicast routing

Multicast routing encompasses specifying or computing the optimal paths to a set of destinations identified by a multicast group address, and, when forwarding, replicating information when needed to forward to more than one next hops from a given router.

Multicast group membership

• Interior Gateway Multicast Protocol [r]: Add brief definition or description
  • IGMP snooping [r]: Add brief definition or description

Interior multicasting protocols

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

Exterior multicasting protocols

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