Multicast tutorial PDF - Garr
Multicast tutorial PDF - Garr
Multicast tutorial PDF - Garr
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<strong>Multicast</strong> Forwarding(RPF) Reverse Path ForwardingWhat is RPF?A router forwards a multicast datagram only if received on the upstream interface to the source (i.e. it follows the distribution tree).The RPF CheckThe source IP address of incoming multicast packets are checkedagainst a unicast routing table.If the datagram arrived on the interface specified in therouting table for the source address; then the RPF checksucceeds.Otherwise, the RPF Check fails.16