In this article I explain how the Linux kernel manages multicast traffic and how it is possible to interact with it by simply patching some kernel code. Although this is a rather specific topic, it ...

After previously exploring the basics of UDP broadcasting, why IPv4 subnets are an exciting feature that you really want to ...

Internet protocol (IP) multicast technology has matured quite a bit since it was first deployed in the late 1990s. Multicast-enabled applications such as webinars, video/audio conferences, Internet ...

This chapter discusses the special use of multicasts and the protocols required to distribute multicasts throughout an internetwork. Multicasting enables a packet to ...