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1-2 

For more information about the ASM and SSM models, see Multicast Overview of the IP Multicast 

Volume.  

 

IGMPv1 manages multicast group memberships mainly based on the query and response mechanism.  

Of multiple multicast routers on the same subnet, all the routers can hear IGMP membership report 

messages (often referred to as reports) from hosts, but only one router is needed for sending IGMP 

query messages (often referred to as queries). So, a querier election mechanism is required to 

determine which router will act as the IGMP querier on the subnet.  

In IGMPv1, the designated router (DR) elected by the working multicast routing protocol (such as PIM) 

serves as the IGMP querier.  

 

For more information about DR, refer to PIM Configuration in the IP Multicast Volume.  

 

Figure 1-1 IGMP queries and reports  

Query

Report

Host A

(G2)

Host B

(G1)

Host C

(G1)

Ethernet

Router A

Router B

IP network

 

 

Assume that Host B and Host C are expected to receive multicast data addressed to multicast group G1, 

while Host A is expected to receive multicast data addressed to G2, as shown in 

. The 

following describes how the hosts join the multicast groups and the IGMP querier (Router B in the figure) 

maintains the multicast group memberships: