3Com S7906E Configuration Manual page 950

IP Multicast Volume Organization
Manual Version
20091015-C-1.00
Product Version
Release 6605 and Later
Organization
The IP Multicast Volume is organized as follows:
Features
Multicast Overview
Multicast Routing and
Forwarding
IGMP
PIM
This document describes the main concepts in multicast:
Introduction to Multicast
Multicast Models
Multicast Architecture
Multicast Packets Forwarding Mechanism
Multi-Instance Multicast
Multicast routing and forwarding refer to some policies that filter RPF
routing information for IP multicast support. This document describes:
Multicast routing and forwarding overview
Multicast routing and forwarding configuration
Internet Group Management Protocol (IGMP) is a protocol in the TCP/IP
suite responsible for management of IP multicast members. This
document describes:
IGMP overview
Configuring basic functions of IGMP
Configuring IGMP performance parameters
Configuring IGMP SSM Mapping
Configuring IGMP Proxying
PIM leverages the unicast routing table created by any unicast routing
protocol to provide routing information for IP multicast. This document
describes:
Configuring PIM-DM
Configuring PIM-SM
Configuring PIM-SSM
Configuring PIM Common Features
Description