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Internet group management protocol (igmp) – D-Link DES-3326S User Manual

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DES-3326S Layer 3 Fast Ethernet Switch User’s Guide

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Switch Management and Operating Concepts

224.0.0.11

Mobile Agents

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DHCP Servers and Relay Agents

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All PIM Routers

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RSVP Encapsulation

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All CBT Routers

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Designated Sbm

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All Sbms

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VRRP

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through

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Unassigned

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DVMRP on MOSPF

Table 5-13. Reserved Multicast Address Assignment

Internet Group Management Protocol (IGMP)

End users that want to receive multicast packets must be able
to inform nearby routers that they want to become a multicast
group member of the group these packets are being sent to.
The Internet Group Management Protocol (IGMP) is used by
multicast routers to maintain multicast group membership.
IGMP is also used to coordinate between multiple multicast
routers that may be present on a network by electing one of the
multicast routers as the ‘querier’. This router then keep track
of the membership of multicast groups that have active
members on the network. IGMP is used to determine whether