Contents

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Synopsis  by Pete Loshin

Another offering in the Cisco Technical Expert series, this book provides a good introduction to IP multicasting and Cisco routers. The important protocols for multicast service are covered in detail, including a discussion on the Internet Group Management Protocol (IGMP) and the Cisco Group Management Protocol (CGMP). Following chapters address DVMRP, PIM-DM and PIM-SM, Cisco router multicast support commands, configuring routers in PIM-DVMRP networks, and the Resource Reservation Protocol (RSVP).

Table of Contents
	Cisco Multicast Routing and Switching
	Chapter 1	-	Introduction to IP Multicasting
	Chapter 2	-	Internet Protocol (IP) Addresses
	Chapter 3	-	Internet Group Management Protocol
	Chapter 4	-	Cisco Group Management Protocol
	Chapter 5	-	Distance Vector Multicast Routing Protocol
	Chapter 6	-	Protocol Independent Multicast Dense Mode
	Chapter 7	-	Protocol Independent Multicast-Sparse Mode
	Chapter 8	-	PIM-DVMRP Networks
	Chapter 9	-	Multicast Support Commands
	Chapter 10	-	Resource Reservation Protocol
	Appendix A	-	Cisco Multicast Command Reference
	Appendix B	-	Assigned Multicast Addresses

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Filled with tips, techniques, and solutions for implementing the hottest technology around - Cisco's new generation of routers that are designed to handle IP multicasting - this is the one book you'll need to successfully deploy IP multicasting. The important protocols for multicast service are covered in detail, including:

• Internet Group Management Protocol (IGMP)
• Cisco Group Management Protocol (CGMP)
• Distance Vector Multicast Routing Protocol (DVMRP)
• Protocol Independent Multicast Protocol (PIM)
• Resource Reservation Protocol (RSVP)

In addition, each chapter that covers a protocol also contains valuable information on all Cisco router commands for configuring, monitoring, and debugging that protocol. Real-world scenarios are included, giving you practical, hands-on knowledge of IP multicasting. Cisco Multicast provides:

• A complete understanding of unicast, broadcast, and multicast IP addressing
• Step-by-step guidance on how to deploy and troubleshoot multicasting in a Cisco environment
• Complete coverage of current and future intranet multicast routing

For those who need to know how to deploy IP multicasting now, this is the definitive book for examining the protocols that make multicasting possible and for building networks that can implement multicasting efficiently.

About the Author

William R. Parkhurst, Ph.D., CCIE #2969, is a senior network architect with Sprint-Paranet. He is a member of the network design team for Sprint's World Headquarters Campus, which will contain the largest ATM-to-the-desktop network in existence. While a professor at Wichita State University, he developed and led the first Cisco CCIE Preparation Laboratory.