Internet Group Management Protocol (IGMP) - Definition or Meaning

Internet Group Management Protocol (IGMP)

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Definition of “Internet Group Management Protocol (IGMP)” :

“Internet Group Management Protocol (IGMP) is a communications protocol used by hosts and adjacent routers to establish multicast group memberships. It’s primarily used by IP devices to report their multicast group memberships to any neighboring multicast routers.”

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