Difference between revisions of "Multicast"
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| − | Multicast, in contrast to [[unicast]], sends a message to multiple clients. Other protocols that exist are anycast, broadcast, and | + | Multicast, in contrast to [[unicast]], sends a message to multiple clients. Source-specific multicast (SSM) is a form of multicast that accepts packets only from specific senders. Other protocols that exist are [[anycast]], [[broadcast]], [[geocast]] and [[unicast]]. |
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