Chapter 8. Multicasts
Terms you'll need to understand:
Unicast, broadcast, and multicast
Internet Group Management Protocol (IGMP)
Source-based and shared distribution trees
Protocol Independent Multicast (PIM) routing protocol
IGMP snooping
Cisco Group Management Protocol (CGMP)
Techniques you'll need to master:
Using multicast addresses
Knowing the similarities and differences between IGMPv1, v2, and v3
Knowing the differences between PIM sparse and dense modes
Configuring and verifying PIM
The bulk of communications in campus networks today involve unicast traffic. Because of the deployment of video applications in a campus network, as well as broader use of multicast applications on the Internet, bandwidth on campus networks is becoming saturated. ...
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