Examining DHCP Multicast Scopes

Organizations that require multicast functionality might want to set up DHCP multicast scopes. Multicast clients are used for media and deployment applications where several systems will be accessing the same content. A few examples are operating system deployments or video or audio presentations that each client will access simultaneously. There are special uses for multicast addressing, and DHCP multicast scopes can simplify the setup and delivery in those scenarios.

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