ADTRAN Stub Routing manual

Configuration GuideIP Multicast Stub Routing in AOS

IP multicast provides an efficient method for delivering common

information from a single source to multiple recipients without unnecessary

duplicationand networkresource was te. Itis most often associatedwith th e

delivery of media content such as video and audio, but maya lsob eused to

deliverdata such as news, stock tickers, and otherone-to-many messages.

This document provides a high-level description of IP multicast and

describes the multicast features introduced in the ADTRAN Operating

System (AOS) Release 7.1. For more detailed information regarding

specific command syntax, refer to the AOS Command ReferenceGuide on

your ADTRAN OS Documentation CD.

This guide consists of the following sections:

•IP Multicast Overview on page 2

•IP Multicast Addressinga ndProtocols on pag e 6

•IP Multicast in Stub Topologieson page 8

•IP Multicast Stub Routing inth eAOS on page 10

•Example Configuration on page 13

•Key Differences in Multicast Stub Routingon page 14

•Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) on page 15

•Glossary on page 16