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This document discusses the benefits of using multicast over broadcast in network architectures. It notes that multicast provides an elegant way for applications to communicate without burdening machines not running that application. With proper use of multicast techniques, there is never a valid reason to send frames to the broadcast address as multicast can eliminate the need for broadcast and reduce the burden on all devices. While early hardware did not filter multicast well, using broadcast is still co

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Hagemaru

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