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• Provides routing information to IP for forwarding multicast datagrams towards destination networks
• Implements the Reverse Path Multicasting algorithm to calculate the shortest path back to the source that generates the multicast traffic
• Implements efficient techniques, such as Pruning and Grafting to reduce unnecessary data traffic
• Implements the Poison Reverse technique to create an optimal multicast delivery tree along which datagrams are forwarded
• In multi-access networks, if more than two DVMRP routers are present, an implicit router election decides the forwarder of the multicast packets on the network
• Supports graceful shutdown by informing the neighbors, whenever the protocol is disabled
• Routes advertised are split and sent across the whole route update interval to avoid flooding
• Most frequently used routes are cached, resulting in efficient forwarding of multicast datagrams
• Provides support for dynamic learning of host membership information from IGMP version 2.0.
• Fully compatible with Aricent’ IP/RIP and SNMP
• Provides efficient hashing techniques used for searching Route and Cache tables
• Provides complete support for SNMP-based management by implementing a proprietary MIB for DVMRP
• Highly portable code, which uses flexible buffer and timer management libraries

Last updated : June 14, 2006