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 IGMP: Manages IPv4 multicast group members and runs on the multicast network's last segment (that is, the network segment where a Layer 3 network device is connected to user hosts).

 PIM: Sends multicast data over the network to the multicast device that is connected to group members that have requested the multicast data, implementing multicast data forwarding based on routes.

 IGMP Snooping: Manages and controls the forwarding of multicast data packets to effectively suppress the flooding of multicast data packets on the Layer 2 network.

 IGMP (Internet Group Management Protocol):

IGMP is used by hosts and adjacent multicast routers to establish and maintain multicast group memberships on a local subnet.

It allows a host to inform a multicast router of its desire to receive multicast traffic for a specific group.

It operates at Layer 3 and runs on the last segment of the network.

In the PIM protocol, Register Stop and Graft messages are sent with unicast destination addresses, typically to specific neighbors or RP (Rendezvous Point) routers. Other messages like Bootstrap and Assert use multicast addresses for broader dissemination across the network ​.

 MQC and PBR

MQC (Modular QoS Command-Line Interface): Applied to interfaces for classifying and controlling traffic.

PBR (Policy-Based Routing): Used to influence packet forwarding based on policies rather than traditional routing tables.

Both MQC and PBR can be configured on device interfaces to filter incoming/outgoing packets or control their forwarding paths.

 HCIP-Datacom-Core Reference

The use of MQC and PBR on device interfaces is elaborated in the QoS and routing control chapters​​.

IPv4 supports three main transmission modes:

Unicast: One-to-one communication.

Broadcast: One-to-all communication within a network.

Multicast: One-to-many communication to a group of interested receivers.Anycast is not a native IPv4 mode but is introduced in IPv6 ​.