IPv4 Multicasting
µC/TCP-IP supports IPv4 multicasting with IGMP. In order to receive packets addressed to a given IPv4 multicast group address, the stack must have been configured to support multicasting in net_cfg.h, Multicast Configuration, and that host group has to be joined.
The following examples show how to join and leave an IPv4 multicast group with µC/TCP-IP:
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| Refer to functions NetIGMP_HostGrpJoin and NetIGMP_HostGrpLeave for more details. |
IPv6 Multicasting
µC/TCP-IP supports IPv6 multicasting with MLDP. In order to receive packets addressed to a given IPv6 multicast group address, With IPv6 MLDP is always enabled but you might need to increase the number of group, see Multicast Configuration.
The following examples show how to join and leave an IPv6 multicast group with µC/TCP-IP:
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| Refer to functions NetMLDP_HostGrpJoin and NetMLDP_HostGrpLeave for more details. |