5.17 Multicast IP multicast is a method of forwarding the same set of IP packets to a number of hosts within a network .You can use multicast in both IPv4 and IPv6 networks to provide efficient delivery of data to multiple destinations. Multicast involves both a method of delivery and discovery of senders and receivers of multicast data, which is transmitted on IP multicast addresses called groups. A multicast address that includes a group and source IP address is often referred to as a channel.
Field
Description
Default Version
Define IGMP using version with video server.
Query Interval
The query interval is the amount of time in seconds between IGMP General Query messages sent by the router (if the router is the querier on this subnet). The default query interval is 125 seconds.
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