Configuring Ip Multicast - Cisco Catalyst 4500 series Administration Manual

Configuring IP Multicast

This chapter describes IP multicast routing on the Catalyst 4500 series switch. It also provides
procedures and examples to configure IP multicast routing.
For more detailed information on IP Multicast, refer to this URL:
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http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps6552/products_ios_technology_home.html
For complete syntax and usage information for the switch commands used in this chapter, see the Cisco
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Catalyst 4500 Series Switch Command Reference and related publications at this location:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/switches/ps4324/index.html
If a command is not in the Catalyst 4500 Series Switch Command Reference, you can locate it in the
Cisco IOS library. See the Cisco IOS Command Reference and related publications at this location:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps6350/index.html
This chapter includes the following major sections:
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About IP Multicast
Controlling the transmission rate to a multicast group is not supported.
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At one end of the IP communication spectrum is IP unicast, where a source IP host sends packets to a
specific destination IP host. In IP unicast, the destination address in the IP packet is the address of a
single, unique host in the IP network. These IP packets are forwarded across the network from the source
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About IP Multicast, page 37-1
Configuring IP Multicast Routing, page 37-13
Monitoring and Maintaining IP Multicast Routing, page 37-23
Configuration Examples, page 37-28
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Software Configuration Guide—Release IOS XE 3.6.0E and IOS 15.2(2)E
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