Definitions for "IP Multicast"
Transmission of an IP datagram to a host group, identified by a single IP destination address. All members of a destination host group receive the multicast datagram, making this technique well-suited for multiparty conferencing applications. Host groups may be a permanent or transient.
Routing technique that allows IP traffic to be propagated from one source to a number of destinations or from many sources to many destinations. Rather than sending one packet to each destination, one packet is sent to a multicast group identified by a single IP destination group address.
To send information over the Internet to a group of computers that share the same IP address
Using the Internet Protocol, delivery of a learning event over a network from a single source to multiple participants.
Standard IETF communications protocols addressing multimedia data transmission over the Internet, as well as via other communications services and networks. See also IETF.