https://www.pistack.xyz/tags/multicast/ Recent content in Multicast on Pi Stack Hugo en-us Thu, 07 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.pistack.xyz/posts/2026-05-15-self-hosted-multicast-routing-pimd-mrouted-smcroute-guide/ Thu, 07 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.pistack.xyz/posts/2026-05-15-self-hosted-multicast-routing-pimd-mrouted-smcroute-guide/ <p>IP multicast enables efficient one-to-many and many-to-many data distribution across networks. Instead of sending separate unicast streams to each recipient, a single multicast packet is replicated by routers only at branch points in the network topology. This model is essential for IPTV, financial market data feeds, cluster communication, and distributed sensor networks.</p>