IP Multicast Basic Configuration
This chapter describes multicast addresses, applications and functions of multicast protocols, and typical multicast configurations on an IPv4 network.
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IPv4 Multicast-related Concepts
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Before configuring IPv4 multicast services, familiarize yourself with basic multicast concepts, multicast models, IPv4 multicast addresses, and multicast protocols.
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Multicast Service Deployment on an IPv4 Network
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This section describes several typical multicast usage scenarios on an IPv4 network and usage of multicast routing protocols and features in these scenarios, which helps you with multicast service configuration.
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IPv6 Multicast-related Concepts
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Before configuring IPv6 multicast services, except the basic multicast concepts and multicast models described in the section IPv4 Multicast-related Concepts, familiarize yourself with IPv6 multicast addresses and IPv6 multicast protocols.
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Multicast Service Deployment on an IPv6 Network
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This section describes several typical multicast usage scenarios on an IPv6 network and usage of multicast routing protocols and features in these scenarios, which helps you with IPv6 multicast service configuration.