Protocol-Independent Multicast: Difference between revisions

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* In order to join a multicast group, G, a host conveys its membership information through the Internet Group Management Protocol ([[IGMP]]).

* The ''''''Bold text'''''''''Bold text'''''''''Bold text'''''''''Bold text'''''''''Bold text'''''''''Bold text'''''''''Bold text'''''''''Bold text'''''''''Bold text''''''Bold text''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''router then forwards data packets addressed to a multicast group G to only those interfaces on which explicit joins have been received.'''

* A Designated Router (DR) sends periodic Join/Prune messages toward a group-specific Rendezvous Point (RP) for each group for which it has active members.

** Note that one router will be automatically or statically designated as the rendezvous point (RP), and all routers must explicitly join through the RP.

* Each router along the path toward the RP builds a wild card (any-source) state for the group and sends Join/Prune messages on toward the RP.

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** A route entry may include such fields as:

*** source address