Chapter 10. IP Multicast Design

Upon completing this chapter, you will be able to

• Provide an overview of IP multicast

• Describe IP multicast design recommendations

• Discuss security IP multicast considerations

Note

Some of the information in this introduction and the first main section of this chapter is derived from the Authorized Self-Study Guide: Building Scalable Cisco Internetworks (BSCI), Third Edition, by Diane Teare and Catherine Paquet, Cisco Press, 2006 (ISBN 1-58705-223-7), which provides a detailed introduction to IP multicast and its associated protocols. Some questions related to this material in the “Review Questions” section at the end of this chapter also derive from those in this BSCI book.

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