TRANSPORT LAYER
TRANSMISSION CONTROL PROTOCOL TCP
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The protocol that operates at the Network layer of the OSI model to manage multicasting
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Internet Group Management Protocol
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Internet Group Protocol
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IPv4
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IPv6
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -IGMP is a network layer protocol used to set up multicasting on networks that use the Internet Protocol version 4 (IPv4). Specifically, IGMP allows devices to join a multicasting group.
Detailed explanation-2: -ICMP is abbreviation for Internet Control Management Protocol and IGMP is abbreviation for Internet Group Management Protocol. While ICMP uses unicast Routing for error detection and notification messages, IGMP is used by hosts to join and leave Multicast groups.
Detailed explanation-3: -IGMP operates on the network layer (layer 3), just the same as other network management protocols like ICMP. The IGMP protocol is implemented on hosts and within routers.
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