H3C S5120-EI Series - Multicast Overview

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Table of Contents
1 Multicast Overview····································································································································1-1
Introduction to Multicast··························································································································1-1
Comparison of Information Transmission Techniques····································································1-1
Features of Multicast ·······················································································································1-4
Common Notations in Multicast·······································································································1-5
Advantages and Applications of Multicast·······················································································1-5
Multicast Models ·····································································································································1-5
Multicast Architecture······························································································································1-6
Multicast Addresses ························································································································1-7
Multicast Protocols ························································································································1-10
Multicast Packet Forwarding Mechanism ·····························································································1-12