iTable of Contents1 Multicast Overview ····································································································································1-1Introduction to Multicast ··························································································································1-1Comparison of Information Transmission Techniques··································································· 1-1Features of Multicast ······················································································································ 1-4Common Notations in Multicast······································································································ 1-5Advantages and Applications of Multicast······················································································ 1-5Multicast Models ·····································································································································1-6Multicast Architecture······························································································································1-6Multicast Addresses ······················································································································· 1-7Multicast Protocols ······················································································································· 1-11Multicast Packet Forwarding Mechanism ·····························································································1-13Multi-Instance Multicast·························································································································1-13Introduction to the Multi-Instance Concept··················································································· 1-13Multi-Instance Application in Multicast ························································································· 1-14
