Multicast 101

Syllabus

What is Multicast?

Unicast vs Multicast

Unicast vs Multicast

Netcasting is NOT multicasting

Unicast

Multicast

Multicast Forwarding

Sources and Groups

Sources and Groups

Mutlicast Forwarding

Mutlicast Forwarding

Forwarding Multicast

Reverse Path Forwarding

RPF Check

RPF Check

RPF Check Example

Limiting Your Multicast

Limiting Your Multicast

TTL Threshold Example

Using TTL_Threshold

Limiting Your Multicast

Limiting Your Multicast

Building Forwarding Tables

Making Distribution Trees

Internet Group Management Protocol

Internet Group Management Protocol

IGMP Snooping

IGMP

Protocol Independent Multicast

PIM Sparse Mode

Rendezvous Point

PIM-SM

Mutlicast Border Gateway Protocol

MBGP

MBGP

A Breather

Multicast Source Discovery Protocol

MSDP

Review

Vendor/Software/Standards Problems

Problems

Where to get help

More Information

Where to get more help