H3C LS-3100-52P-OVS-H3 Operation Manual page 891

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 ·····································································································································1-6
Multicast Architecture······························································································································1-6
Multicast Addresses ························································································································1-7
Multicast Protocols ························································································································1-11
Multicast Packet Forwarding Mechanism ·····························································································1-13
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