multicasting
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... of the Internet Protocol (IP) to support multicasting. It is the
recommended standard for IP multicasting in the Internet ...
... IP) to support multicasting. It is the
recommended standard for IP multicasting in the Internet.
Distribution of this memo is unlimited.
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... separate documents. This memo also does not specify how local
network multicasting is accomplished for all types of network,
although it does specify the required service interface ...
... >Level 0: no support for IP multicasting. ...
... requirement that all IP implementations
support IP multicasting. Level 0 hosts will, in general, be
unaffected by multicast ...
... destination address field; they should be quietly
discarded by hosts that do not support IP multicasting. Class D
addresses ...
... Level 2: full support for IP multicasting. ...
... multicast IP datagrams. To provide level
2 multicasting, a host must also support the reception of multicast
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Other networks that directly support multicasting, such as rings or
buses conforming to the IEEE 802.2 standard, may be handled the same
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... IP. It is required to be
implemented by all hosts conforming to level 2 of the IP multicasting
specification. IGMP messages are encapsulated ...
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This appendix is not part of the IP multicasting specification, but
provides background discussion of several issues related to IP ...