Multicast is a technology used to address multiple hosts as a group. A host multicasts to a group of hosts by sending an IP packet to a special IP address that identifies the group. An IP address is ...
At last, a small set of unicast addresses have been defined for special use. They do not carry a scope, so they are discussed independently of the other unicast addresses. Two basic addresses carry ...
IP multicasting is one of the key technologies for the next generation of the Internet. In fact, IPv6 basic features such as the Neighbor Discovery protocol actively and effectively use multicasting ...