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Authors:
James F. Kurose, Keith W. Ross
Chapter:
The Network Layer
Exercise:
Review
Question:34 | ISBN:9780132856201 | Edition: 6

Question

When a host joins a multicast group, must it change its IP address to that of the multicast group it is joining?

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Answer

No, if a host joins a multicast group, must it change its IP address to that of the multicast group it is joining.

Reasons:

  • A unique IP address have in each host. By using single source node to transfer packet to subnet in the multicast routing process.
  • If host add with multicast rotuing, then has an own IP address.
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