What is multicast address ?

[chetsrin]

What is multicast address ?

[nissaha · Accepted solution]

A multicast address is a logical identifier for a group of hosts in a computer network, that are available to process datagrams or frames intended to be multicast for a designated network service

[sjatla]

224.0.0.9

[hkumarm]

In simple words....One to many A multicast address is a logical identifier for a group of hosts in a computer network, that are available to process datagrams or frames intended to bemulticast for a designated network service.

[immohame]

Ip Addresses starting with 224 . a group of devices can subscribe to this address

[mohanrk]

An address which refers one or more hosts which is used for group communication

[hpanigra]

A multicast address is a logical identifier for a group of hosts in a computer network, that are available to process datagrams or frames intended to be multicast for a designated network service.

[vluetel · Accepted solution]

A multicast address is a logical identifier for a group of hosts in a computer network, that are available to process datagrams or frames intended to be multicast for a designated network services.

[deesp · Accepted solution]

A multicast address is an identifier for a group of hosts in a computer network

[kkanur · Accepted solution]

IP Multicasting is a communication mechanism in which data is communicated from a server to a set of clients who are interested in receiving data.

Multicast Ip range is - 224.0.0.0 - 239.255.255.255

[manmeesi]

In simple words, One to many or a group

[tpalled]

A multicast address is a logical identifier for a group of hosts in a computer network, that are available to process datagrams or frames intended to be multicast for a designated network service.

[sumitku3]

Reserved for research purposes.Multicast IPs range from 224.0.0.0 to 239.255.255.255. As with the case of ports (where we have well known ports ie 0-1024), there are some reserved multicast IP addresses or well known IP addresses.

[bkullash]

A multicast address is a logical identifier for a group of hosts in a computer network, that are available to process datagrams or frames intended to be multicast for a designatednetwork service.

Multicast addresses in IPv6 have the prefix ff00::/8. IPv6 multicast addresses are generally formed from four bit groups, illustrated as follows:

[roravind]

Reserved for research purposes.Multicast IPs range from 224.0.0.0 to 239.255.255.255. As with the case of ports (where we have well known ports ie 0-1024), there are some reserved multicast IP addresses or well known IP addresses.