Track 2 - Internet Routing and IP Network management (7-Oct-96)

Multicast

1) Introduction to the MBONE

C) Multicasting Groups

  1. each group is identified by a single IP multicasting address

    (224.0.0.0 to 229.255.255.255) verify ending addres

  2. Groups can be of any size

  3. members of groups may be locvated anywhere in the Internet

  4. members of groups can join and leave at will

  5. senders need not be members