Chapter 5. IP Multicast Content Delivery

IP Multicast Content Delivery
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In this Chapter, you will learn how to design and configure two of the main types of IP Multicast networks:

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Internet Standard Multicast (ISM)—With ISM Multicast networks, the network discovers and distributes sources, creating additional load on network devices.

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Source Specific Multicast (SSM)—With SSM multicast networks, the sources are known by the receivers, thereby offloading source maintenance from the network to the receivers.

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