what is the purpose of multicast packets?

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what is the purpose of multicast packets?..

Answer / kapilasdhir

Multicast packets are addressed to a group of devices on a
LAN. LAN stations use multicast packets to deliver
information to a specific set of devices such as routers,
file servers, and hosts.

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what is the purpose of multicast packets?..

Answer / chandra455

No need for multicast on your own home network.
All you do is let the wole world know you are online.
Uncessary traffic and easy to know who is on line when.

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