multicast

Speech parts

1. multicast - Noun

2. multicast - Adjective

Meaning

multicast (plural multicasts)

(computing, networking) The simultaneous transmission of data to several destinations on a network.
Coordinate term: broadcast
multicast address

multicast (not comparable)

(programming, of a delegate) Having multiple targets, such that a call to the delegate triggers a call to each target.

Examples

A multicast is indicated by the first transmitted bit of the destination address being 1. of the destination address are treated as multicast frames and are flooded to all points on the network. Source: Internet

Although MBGP enables the exchange of inter-domain multicast routing information, other protocols such as the Protocol Independent Multicast family are needed to build trees and forward multicast traffic. Source: Internet

Anycast addressing Like broadcast and multicast, anycast is a one-to-many routing topology. Source: Internet

Application layer multicast Application layer multicast-over-unicast overlay services (not based on IP multicast or datalink layer multicast) for application level group communication are widely used. Source: Internet

As such, since the IP packet size is limited in general, Xcast cannot be used for multicast groups with many destinations. Source: Internet

Depending on the network infrastructure and type, multicast transmission may or may not be feasible. Source: Internet

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