RFC 1112:Host Extensions for IP Multicasting
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... This memo specifies the extensions required of a host implementation of the Internet Protocol (IP) to support multicasting. It is the ...
... multicasting. It is the recommended standard for IP multicasting in the Internet. Distribution of this memo is unlimited. ...


... "multicast routers" which may be co-resident with, or separate from, internet gateways. A host transmits an IP multicast ...
... IP multicasting, where a "host" is any internet host or gateway other than those acting as multicast routers ...


... host groups. It requires implementation of the Internet Group Management Protocol (IGMP) and extension of the IP and ...


... In Internet standard "dotted decimal" notation, host group addresses ...
... IP address) for all hosts on the total Internet. The addresses of other well-known, ...


... hosts address may not be used as an internet-wide broadcast address. ...


... APPENDIX I. INTERNET GROUP MANAGEMENT PROTOCOL (IGMP) ...
... The Internet Group Management Protocol (IGMP) is used by IP hosts ...



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