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Training Camp • Cybersecurity Glossary
IGMP Snooping is a network switch feature that monitors Internet Group Management Protocol (IGMP) messages to efficiently manage multicast traffic by forwarding multicast traffic only to the ports interested in receiving it.
IGMP Snooping Definition: IGMP Snooping is a network switch feature that monitors Internet Group Management Protocol (IGMP) messages to efficiently manage multicast traffic by forwarding multicast traffic only to the ports interested in receiving it.
IGMP Snooping is a feature in network switches that monitors Internet Group Management Protocol (IGMP) messages between network devices and multicast routers. It enables the switch to intelligently forward multicast traffic only to the ports where the interested receivers are located, optimizing bandwidth usage and network performance by preventing unnecessary multicast packets from being sent to all ports on the network.
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