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Multicast addresses
IP multicast addresses
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IPv4 multicast addresses:
IANA assigns the Class D address block (224.0.0.0 to 239.255.255.255) to IPv4 multicast.
Table 2 Class D IP address blocks and description
Address block
Description
224.0.0.0 to 224.0.0.255
Reserved permanent group addresses. The IP address
224.0.0.0 is reserved. Other IP addresses can be used by
routing protocols and for topology searching, protocol
lists common permanent
group addresses. A packet destined for an address in this block
will not be forwarded beyond the local subnet regardless of the
TTL value in the IP header.
224.0.1.0 to 238.255.255.255
Globally scoped group addresses. This block includes the
following types of designated group addresses:
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232.0.0.0/8—SSM group addresses.
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233.0.0.0/8—Glop group addresses.
239.0.0.0 to 239.255.255.255
Administratively scoped multicast addresses. These addresses
are considered locally unique rather than globally unique. You
can reuse them in domains administered by different
organizations without causing conflicts. For more information,
see RFC 2365.
NOTE:
"Glop" is a mechanism for assigning multicast addresses between different ASs. By filling an AS
number into the middle two bytes of 233.0.0.0, you get 255 multicast addresses for that AS. For more
information, see RFC 2770.
Table 3 Some reserved multicast addresses
Address Description
224.0.0.1
All systems on this subnet, including hosts and routers.
224.0.0.2
All multicast routers on this subnet.
224.0.0.3 Unassigned.
224.0.0.4 DVMRP
routers.
224.0.0.5 OSPF
routers.
224.0.0.6
OSPF designated routers and backup designated routers.
224.0.0.7
Shared Tree (ST) routers.
224.0.0.8 ST
hosts.
224.0.0.9 RIPv2
routers.
224.0.0.11 Mobile
agents.
224.0.0.12
DHCP server/relay agent.
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