Wednesday, May 9, 2012

MULTICAST ADDRESSING

  • IPv4 multicast uses class D addresses
    • 22.0.0.0/4 (224.0.0.0 - 239.255.255.255)
  • divided into public multicast & some reserved ranges
  • Reserved Ranges are:
    • LINK-LOCAL ADDRESSES
      • 22.0.0.0/24 (224.0.0.0 - 224.0.0.255
    • SOURCE SPECIFIC MULTICAST
      • 232.0.0.0 - 232.255.255.255
    • ADMINISTRATIVELY SCOPED
      • 239.0.0.0 - 239.255.255.255

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