About Ip Multicast - Cisco Catalyst 4500 Series Configuration Manual

Configuring IP Multicast
This chapter describes IP multicast routing on the Catalyst 4500 series switch. It also provides
procedures and examples to configure IP multicast routing.
Note For more detailed information on IP Multicast, refer to this URL:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps6552/products_ios_technology_home.html
For complete syntax and usage information for the switch commands used in this chapter, first look at
Note
the Cisco Catalyst 4500 Series Switch Command Reference and related publications at this location:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/switches/ps4324/index.html
If the command is not found in the Catalyst 4500 Series Switch Command Reference, it will be found in
the larger Cisco IOS library. Refer to the Cisco IOS Command Reference and related publications at this
location:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps6350/index.html
This chapter includes the following major sections:
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About IP Multicast

Controlling the transmission rate to a multicast group is not supported.
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At one end of the IP communication spectrum is IP unicast, where a source IP host sends packets to a
specific destination IP host. In IP unicast, the destination address in the IP packet is the address of a
single, unique host in the IP network. These IP packets are forwarded across the network from the source
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About IP Multicast, page 35-1
Configuring IP Multicast Routing, page 35-12
Monitoring and Maintaining IP Multicast Routing, page 35-22
Configuration Examples, page 35-28
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Software Configuration Guide—Release IOS XE 3.3.0SG and IOS 15.1(1)SG
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